Currency symbols are more than just shorthand for monetary units; they are powerful icons of economic identity, national pride, and global trade. This article gets into the history and symbolism ...

There is a strange little symbol hiding on every dollar bill, and no one can agree on what it is. Some say it's a spider. Others insist it's an owl. And for conspiracy theorists, it's a symbol tied to ...

The United States’ first president, George Washington, has been on the front side of the one-dollar bill since 1869, Maurer says. His portrait is framed in an oval on the center of the bill, with the ...

Ms. Patterson is an economist who has held senior positions at JPMorgan Chase and Bridgewater Associates. The U.S. dollar has been a symbol of American power for decades. Of the $7.5 trillion in ...