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Yen Pounds Dollar as Markets Fall

Markets in worldwide retreat as dollar drops on subprime worries

By Jim O'Neill,  Newser User

Posted Mar 3, 2008 5:42 AM CST

(Newser) – The dollar’s skid accelerated today, taking it to a three-year low against the Japanese yen, and pushing the free-falling greenback to a record bottom against the Swiss franc and other currencies amid worries that subprime woes will worsen, Reuters reports. Worldwide, stocks dove lower...   Read full story »

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