The US Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the Dollar against a basket of currencies on a trade-weighted basis. The index started in March 1973 with a base value of 100. Since then, it has made a high of 164.72 in February 1985, and a low of 70.69 in March 2008.
Coal tar, which is distilled from coal, has been used in dandruff shampoo for decades. But it is now banned in all consumer goods in Europe because of health concerns. California, using its tough anti-toxics law, would be the first state in the country to restrict use of the substance.
Oklahoma and Nebraska claim Coloradoâs legal pot is in violation of federal law and is causing problems in their states. (credit: CBS). The problem, they claim, is that Coloradoâs pot is being transported across state lines into areas where it is still banned. Some of that pot may be coming from a big dispensary in a small Colorado town just south of the Nebraska panhandle. Sedgwick, the town in question, is a study in contrast. Itâs about as northeast in Colorado as you can get, and has a population of approximately 150.