The Euro-New Currency for an Old Continent

A JUBILANT French finance minister gave the fresh coin a bite and declared: "This is the real thing, it's no copy. It's the first produced in France as well as in Europe." The coin was the first euro struck at France's official mint. The dat

What is the euro? How will housewives, workers, tourists, and businesses across Europe be affected by it? Will there be any repercussions for the global economy? Before you throw away your deutsche marks, lire, or francs, you may do well to learn the answ ...