The Buck Doesn't Stop Here; It Just Keeps Falling.

Things in the U.S. sure are tough. Brother, can you spare a euro?

Brazilian Supermodel Gisele Bundchen no longer wants to be paid in dollars. Signs saying ''We accept euros'' are cropping up in the windows of some Manhattan retailers. A Belgium company is trying to gobble up St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch, the nation's largest brewer and iconic Super Bowl advertiser. [...]

Leaders of the eight countries were to meet in Japan beginning Monday, but the falling dollar was not even on the formal agenda. It's too touchy an issue, and the dollar's relative stability over the past few weeks makes it easier for world leaders to steer clear. ''People will be talking about it in the corridors,'' said Reginald Dale, a senior fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

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