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Bloomburg.com - Large compendium of global, business, and financial news. Read articles, and see graphs and photos.
Bureau of Engraving and Printing - Click directly into the Kid's Area to find out how the U.S. government prints its currency. The resources are divided into two sections: ages 5 to 8 or 9 to 13. In the section for younger kids, a friendly clown named Bucky escorts you around the carnival fair (click on the tent). Learn about various new security features on bills of different denominations. Try to memorize whose portrait is on which bill, and then move into the arcade (click on Play Games). I think these games are too difficult for young kids to play alone; even adults will have a hard time if they didn't pay attention back in the tutorial section. While everyone knows that a National Football League dollar is bogus, not everyone is aware that the new $5 bill is the only one without color-shifting ink. A slightly easier game in this section is a puzzle called Build a Buck. Can you put everything back together? I tried the section aimed at 9-13 as well. It's based on a space station metaphor. The games are similar but I liked the presentation better. Once you've mastered the challenges, go back to the "little kids arcade" and try the Funny Money game. Just throw a fruit every time a counterfeit bill goes by. You'll have to be quick to shine black light on the bill (see the security strip) and white light (to see the watermark).
Classic 164 Currency Converter - When is a dollar not a dollar? Wait a minute. Where did you get that dollar? Is that a U.S. dollar, or an Australian dollar, or a Namibian dollar? If it's a Namibian dollar, then it is likely worth less than half the U.S. dollar. The Australian dollar is worth more than the Namibian dollar but is still not worth as much as the U.S. dollar. Confused yet? What about the German mark, the Japanese yen, or the Slovenian tolar? Whoa! This stuff can get confusing. Luckily, at this site, with just a couple of clicks, you can compare 164 currencies all over the world, from their values in 1990 through today. Try it!
CNNfn - The Financial Network - CNNfn.com delivers comprehensive coverage of world business news and financial markets straight from the CNNfn newsroom. Major corporate stories, live market data, personal finance tips and gossip from the business world are available round the clock, produced by the global network of correspondents, producers and writers employed by the world's top business television organization.
Data Broadcasting Corporation: Real Time Streaming Quotes - Data Broadcasting Corporation (DBC) is the nation's leading provider of real-time financial and market information to the individual investor.
Econopolis! - Let's join up with Mega Money and his pets Bill the horse and Dollar the dog. They're prepared to lead us on a tour through Econopolis, a ThinkQuest Junior Web page designed to help children learn about economics. There's a quiz at the end of each part of the tour, and an incorrect answer will take you back to the beginning.
Euro - January 1, 1999 marked the beginning of a new unified currency in Europe--the euro. No more shillings, marks, or francs. Read about it at this site in the 11 languages of the European Union. This page is designed to help people make the switch from the previous currency to the new one, and includes pictures of the euro notes and coins.
Family Money - Family Money offers practical financial advice in a language you can understand, including budgeting, college planning, family spending, stock purchasing and mutual fund and retirement planning. The site also includes excellent financial calculators.
Financial Encyclopaedia - Welcome to the world's only interactive Financial Encyclopaedia. This encyclopaedia is designed to be used in conjunction with finance information bases.
Ft.com - FT.com from the Financial Times is the world's most comprehensive source of news and information about business and the financial markets.
Hoover's Online: The Business Network - The company information page links to approximately 14,000 companies for which Hoover's Online provides FREE information, including a corporate description, financial information, key officers, competitors and more.
Individual Investor - Individual Investor Online provides financial research and small cap stock analysis for personal portfolio management. Watch the Magic 25 for 'Insider Ideas for the Rest of Us.'
Ithaca Money - Did you know some communities print their own local currency? Ithaca, N.Y. is one such place. The idea is to keep money inside the community, and the special Ithaca Hours bills can be used only in that area. Each Ithaca hour is worth $10.00. Bills are issued in whole hours and fractions of an hour. The bills look really cool, too, see them at this site. They are accepted currency at restaurants, grocery stores, and other businesses. Why are they called "hours"? Here's the answer, "They are called 'hours' to remind us that the real source of money's value is created by people--their time, skills, and energy. The $10 equivalence is based on the average hourly income in Tompkins County when Hours were developed in 1991. By encouraging people to think about the value of other people's time and of their own time, Hours help bring equity to work." This idea is catching on all over the United States and beyond. There's a list of other Hours communities, as well as a starter kit to help others who want to participate.
MSN MoneyCentral - MoneyCentral is a great source for all your personal finance needs. Get quotes, stock research, portfolio tracking, news, and online bill payment. Keep informed and plan for retirement, college, taxes, insurance, real estate, savings and more.
Pomp - The True Story of the Baby on the Sacagawea Dollar - He's so cute! On the new "golden" dollar coin, Sacagawea's little baby is seen sleeping in his cradleboard. His adventures travelling with his mom and explorers Lewis and Clark were just the beginning of his exciting life story. This site rounds out what we know about the baby, who was nicknamed Pomp. And what we do know about his later life is filled with fascinating details. At one point, when Pomp traveled to Europe, he even played the piano for composer Ludwig van Beethoven!
Quicken.com - Quicken makes the most of your money with this website that includes information about all things financial. This is the one stop online resource for investment, mortgage, insurance, retirement, banking, and small business information, to name a few.
Ron Wise's World Paper Money Homepage - Enjoy over 4,000 scans of paper currency from all over the world. Just click on the area you want to see, and then choose the country you want from there. There's a list of various denominations you can select. Do look into the souvenir "Antarctican dollars."
Street Cents Online - Young people make money, save money, and spend money, just like everyone else! But sometimes there just isn't much advice for young people about handling their money. Do you spend money on entertainment, sports, music, and food? What's the deal on using horse shampoo on people? Does Duracell really outlast the Energizer bunny? All of these topics and more are covered by Street Cents, a popular Canadian television show. And now it's online in an informative and fun Web page. Many of these topics may be found in the archives section. Spend some time here!
TheStreet.com - TheStreet.com provides you with the information at the heart of every successful investment strategy: financial reporting and analysis that is current, insightful and honest. You get uncompromising, objective news that puts you virtually on the trading floor with some of the best journalistic minds in the business. Those minds are now part of the largest independent financial news organization on the Web.
United States Mint H.I.P. Pocket Change Web Site - Meanwhile, who is minding the U.S. Mint? You'll see it's in good hands as you explore this site. Learn how coins are made and then check out the new "golden" dollar coin and the 50 state quarters. If you click into the Kids' area, called H.I.P Pocket Change, you can color the state quarters and play other coin-related games.
USA Today-Money - Business news, market and economic data, feature stories, and personal finance advice from this popular national daily.
What's a Dollar Worth? CPI Calculation Machine - Did you know that, from day to day, week to week, and year to year, money is not always worth the same amount? The consumer price index is a way for us to compare the buying power of today's money to the money of yesteryear. Type in an amount and a base year; then put in this year and see the difference.
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