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After a smooth holiday debut, Europe's new single currency was put to the test Wednesday as stores reopened and people headed back to work with unfamiliar money in their pockets.

The resiliency the nation has exhibited since Sept. 11 shows just how difficult it would be for Osama bin Laden's followers to carry out his call to bring down America by destroying its economy, economists say.

As the Internet burrows deeper into American society, it has evolved beyond its place as the domain of young, wealthy white men.

IT'S A WRAP: You may be what you eat, but if the Department of Agriculture has its way, you also could be what you wrap your leftovers in.

Nine states on Monday opposed Microsoft's request for more time to produce evidence in the antitrust case against the company.

A humbled Enron Corp. will enter 2002 with hopes of emerging from bankruptcy with a viable trading business, once the source of 90 percent of its revenues.

Slightly higher Southern timber prices seen in the summer and early fall may not continue because of a strong U.S. dollar.

California's farm owners enter 2002 with 50,000 fewer acres to farm due to urban growth.

The euro began to fill wallets and cash registers across much of the continent on Tuesday.