Currencies: Dollar weakens after consumer sentiment slips more than expected
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marketwatch.com     May 16, 2008            

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The dollar extended losses Friday, despite better-than-expected housing data, after a weak consumer sentiment index reading kept alive doubts about the strength of the U.S. economy. The University of Michigan/Reuters consumer sentiment index fell to 59.5 in May from... [read full story]                

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