1.   Because of the weakened dollar, travel agents whose clients still want to go to Europe have to scramble harder to find bargains.

2.   A weakened dollar could nudge up inflation by making imported goods like Japanese cars more expensive.

3.   Conversations have now turned to concerns about rising interest rates, a weakened dollar, stagnant new-home sales and that old standby, consumer apathy.

4.   For most Canadians though, adjusting to the weakened dollar has simply meant tightening their belts.

5.   The weakened dollar may itself be a source of stimulus, by making U.S. exports less expensive and thus more sought after in Europe and Japan.

6.   The trade friction helped to propel the yen to record highs against a severely weakened dollar in the second quarter.

7.   Investors worried that the weakened dollar could force the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates, which could squeeze margins at these companies.

8.   It also lost ground against the weakened dollar.

9.   Stock gains were also dampened by bonds, which were falling in response to the weakened dollar.

10.   Stocks languished Thursday as concerns about the weakened dollar and higher interest rates overrode the positive effects of a comeback in Mexican stocks.