Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) — The euro fell to an almost one-year low against the yen and to the weakest level in eight months versus the dollar on concern budget deficits in Greece and other European nations will hamper the region’s growth.

 

Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) — The euro fell to an almost one-year low against the yen and to the weakest level in eight months versus the dollar on concern budget deficits in Greece and other European nations will hamper the region’s growth.

 

Deepening woes about euro zone debt added urgency Friday to a meeting of G7 finance leaders in the Canadian Arctic that includes unique features like ministerial dog sledding and caribou dinners.

 

U.S. stocks fell on Friday, failing to recover from the previous day’s brutal selloff, after U.S. jobs data pointed to a slow recovery and investors worried about the health of the euro zone’s weakest economies.