However, it wasn’t until July 6, 1785 that the Continental Congress established the dollar as the official currency of the United States: the first step towards creating a national monetary system.

Today, the dollar sign is a symbol of American power. Learn how this unusual character evolved from colonial currency to the center of the financial system.

Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, Cuba's Minister of Transportation, announced the return of the "beach train," designed to make it ...

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That leaves the country divided between the haves, who can purchase plentiful goods in dollar-payment stores, and the have-nots like Michael, who is paid in Cuban pesos -- which he then converts into ...

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In communist Cuba, some customers are more equal than others, as a 40-year-old math teacher who was out shopping recently in Havana with his son discovered.

Cuba resurrects dollar-only stores, a symbol of inequality HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — In communist Cuba, some customers are more equal than others, as a 40-year-old math teacher who was out shopping ...

But many Cubans have no access to greenbacks. That leaves the country divided between the haves, who can purchase plentiful goods in dollar-payment stores, and the have-nots like Michael, who is paid ...

The shelves are often empty in Cuban government-run grocery stores that accept only payments in MLC, a virtual currency introduced in 2019 that has lost much of its value ...