With the dollar at its weakest since the days of floating currencies, some Big Apple merchants are opening their arms to the euro. Celebrities aren't far behind: rapper Jay-Z flashes wads of euros in a new music video, and supermodel Gisele swore off the dollar. Will the currency continue to squeeze its way into America's tills?http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 28 Aug 2008 7:35:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33642/america-tops-wish-list-for-foreign-tourists.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe plummeting dollar has tourists punching their tickets for the US, according to Lonely Planet’ s latest rankings. America came out ahead in voting for the country travelers were most likely to visit next, Reuters reports, knocking Australia—tops since 2004—from its perch.http://www.newser.com/story/33642/america-tops-wish-list-for-foreign-tourists.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 29 Jul 2008 9:59:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21823/stocks-bounce-end-mixed.html?refid=rss_all_defaultStocks seesawed throughout the day, finally ending today's session mixed, with the Dow closing up. The markets struggled to rebound from serious losses sustained after Bear Stearns' fire sale; buyer JPMorgan Chase's stock closed up 11%. The Dow ended up 21.16 at 11,972.25, the Nasdaq down 35.48 at 2,177.01, and the S&P 500 down 11.54 at 1,276.70.http://www.newser.com/story/21823/stocks-bounce-end-mixed.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 17 Mar 2008 15:48:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20498/oscar-winner-is-911-doubter.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIn year-old video just now resurfacing, best-actress Oscar winner Marion Cotillard says she doesn't believe the "official story" of  the 9/11 attacks—and she's not sure the moon landing was real, either, the Telegraph reports. In a TV interview, the French star of La Vie en Rose speculates that the World Trade Center towers were so outdated that their destruction was engineered and passed off as a terrorist attack, since it would be cheaper than trying to renovate.http://www.newser.com/story/20498/oscar-winner-is-911-doubter.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 01 Mar 2008 20:39:41 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/20085/wholesale-inflation-surges.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWholesale prices rose more than twice as fast as analysts predicted in January, in the latest sign that inflation is outstripping growth, Bloomberg reports. After a 0.3% drop in December, finished good prices rose 1% last month, with the core indicator up 0.4%, its biggest gain in almost a year. Fed chief Ben Bernanke will discuss the inflation statistics tomorrow when he delivers a policy report to Congress, MarketWatch notes.http://www.newser.com/story/20085/wholesale-inflation-surges.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 26 Feb 2008 9:51:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19952/new-york-loves-euros.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWander through the Big Apple these days and you’ll see signs like “Euros accepted!” and even “Euros Only.” The latter is a joke—dollars are accepted, as are British pounds—but many New York City merchants are more than willing to accept visitors' currency, the Washington Post reports. “I need euros,” said one street vendor. “The dollar’s going down.”http://www.newser.com/story/19952/new-york-loves-euros.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 25 Feb 2008 7:40:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/62573/should-nyc-take-the-euro.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWith travel to New York City at record levels, and with the the dollar at near-record lows against the pound and the euro, does it make sense for New York City businesses to start accepting foreign currency?http://www.newser.com/story/62573/should-nyc-take-the-euro.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 13 Feb 2008 12:42:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/18413/big-apple-opens-arms-to-euros.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe falling dollar has made the US a travel bargain, and some merchants in New York City have flung open their doors—and their tills—to the sudden influx of foreign currencies, Reuters reports. The euro, up 12% against the dollar in the past year, is particularly common. "Money is money,” said wine-store owner Robert Chu.http://www.newser.com/story/18413/big-apple-opens-arms-to-euros.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 07 Feb 2008 12:51:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/60781/dollar-to-rise-say-currency-traders.html?refid=rss_all_defaultUS Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke%u2019s decision to lower interest rates 1,25 percentage points last month will end the dollar%u2019s two-year slide, according to the world%u2019s biggest currency traders.http://www.newser.com/story/60781/dollar-to-rise-say-currency-traders.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 07 Feb 2008 13:48:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/62572/canadians-catch-on-to-the-euro-too.html?refid=rss_all_defaultIf the striking declarations of an American rap mogul and a Brazilian supermodel weren't convincing enough, Canadians are getting more proof it's no longer all about the Benjamins.The Bank of Nova Scotia will announce today it has become the first major Canadian-based bank to offer euro-denominated savings accounts at a time when the relatively nascent euro continues to outpace the American greenback on currency markets.http://www.newser.com/story/62572/canadians-catch-on-to-the-euro-too.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 13 Feb 2008 12:40:34 CST