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Canadian dollar worth more than the US greenback A sign of things to come ?

Taken from Yahoo currency conversions

http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?amt=1&from=USD&to=CAD&submit=Convert

I imagine the manufacturing section is nervous - it had been selling to US markets with a 60 cent dollar for years now - That competitive edge is gone -

I can’t remember how many decades it has been since the Cdn dollar was worth more than the US

I do however know that… Continue reading

3 comments - What do you think?  Posted by admin - May 24, 2010 at 11:24 pm

Categories: Economics   Tags: american merchant, amp, canadian dollar status, cdn dollar, cent dollar, competitive edge, currency conversions, decades, finance yahoo, merchants, tourist trade, Yahoo

“legal” tender or a counterfeit 10?

i went to the atm and pulled out 0 in twenties. i used 2 twenties to buy lunch for me and a friend at a national restaurant and get and coins as change. 1 hour later, i went to a regional convenience store/gas station and make a purchase with the bill i got in my change earlier. they use a counterfeit pen and declare my ‘bad’ and ask me where… Continue reading

3 comments - What do you think?  Posted by admin - February 4, 2010 at 1:04 pm

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