How much longer does the Euro have?

Skift Take

Visitors to Europe and residents who cross borders on the regular no longer have to think about money changing from country to country -- or do they? Greece's exit from the Eurozone likely won't be the only change that will happen in the region this year.

Skift

The years of half-measures, misguided policy and delusional stubbornness may finally be building up to crush the euro, like a cartoon snowball rolling downhill. Financial markets are clearly smelling an approaching debacle – the euro this week hit its lowest level against the dollar since mid-2010.

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