41.   The dollar lost ground against the yen.

42.   The dollar lost ground in New York and elsewhere as traders reacted to a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan which predicted a possible U.S. economic downturn.

43.   The currency and bond markets were closed in New York for Columbus Day, but the dollar lost ground in overseas trading.

44.   The dollar also lost gains it made against the German mark in Europe Thursday after Germany lowered a key discount rate.

45.   The dollar also lost ground against the Japanese yen.

46.   The dollar lost slightly to the euro but made solid gains on the yen Thursday, amid mixed U.S. economic data.

47.   The dollar lost value against the German mark and Japanese yen.

48.   The dollar also lost ground to most other major currencies.

49.   The dollar had lost almost two yen over the course of global trading Thursday on a comment by a Japanese finance official supporting a lower dollar.

50.   The dollar has lost ground against both the mark and yen during the past few years, but its most recent decline began early last week.