1. Celebrities, politicians, athletes, chefs, tossing pennies against a wall. 2. It fell more than a pfennig against the mark and almost a penny against the British pound. 3. The IRISH PUNT held steady after a large sale by a U.S. investment bank yesterday pushed it down over a penny against the British pound. 4. The euro rose nearly half a penny against the dollar Friday, helped by weak U.S. unemployment data. 5. The dollar rose nearly a penny against the yen Friday after a top Japanese official suggested he favors a weak yen. 6. The pound gained more than a penny against the dollar after reports showed healthy increases in prices and inflation. |