Why the hell is CNN putting stuff in Euros now?

[Mill]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/06/powerball.winner.ap/index.html

 

[n7]

It's the new world currency, haven't you heard?

 

[Pepsi90919]

because they want to

 

[Fenixgoon]

do you have your setting as CNN world? that might be why

 

[adairusmc]

That is on the US site. But crap like that is to be expected from the Communist News Network.

 

[mugs]

Clearly a left-wing conspiracy.

 

[aswedc]

Originally posted by: adairusmc
That is on the US site. But crap like that is to be expected from the Communist News Network.

The article is from the Associated Press. Way to read genius :roll:

 

[tweakmm]

Damn Liberals.

/switches back to Fox News

 

[adairusmc]

Originally posted by: aswedc

Originally posted by: adairusmc
That is on the US site. But crap like that is to be expected from the Communist News Network.

The article is from the Associated Press. Way to read genius :roll:

I didnt read it. Going to CNN is nearly as bad as going to DU

 

[jonessoda]

AP wire, as aswedc said. International subscribers.

 

[aswedc]

Originally posted by: adairusmc

I didnt read it. Going to CNN is nearly as bad as going to DU

And what news source do you use that doesn't publish AP articles?

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: jonessoda
AP wire, as aswedc said. International subscribers.

I've never seen the AP do that. Ever. Not that I care that they do, I just found it odd.

 

[Insane3D]

Originally posted by: mugs
Clearly a left-wing conspiracy.

:laugh:

 

[Mill]

Same AP article -- no conversion to Euro

International Article without Euro conversion

 

[mugs]

FWIW, these articles all have dollar figures that aren't converted:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/06/box.office.ap/index.html
http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/07/news/international/oil_alaska/index.htm?cnn=yes
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/07/television.vance.reut/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/07/03/spa.trends/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/fun.games/08/04/nintendo.ds.games/index.html

It seems your article is the only one. Why they converted it in a story with no international interest I have no idea... maybe AP has two versions of the article, one for US and one for European countries and CNN accidentally used the wrong one.