NEW YORK — Stocks soared in the U.S. and Europe Thursday after the European Central Bank president vowed to "do whatever it takes" to preserve the continent's monetary union.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Danes will get a new chance to adopt the euro in a referendum, the prime minister said Thursday.

FRANKFURT, GERMANY - The surging euro is confounding critics who once doubted it could rival the dollar, pound and yen — but Europe’s shared currency still annoys some consumers five years after its introduction in cash form.

FRANKFURT, Germany - The dollar fell slightly against the 12-nation euro Monday as dealers assessed hurricane damage to U.S. oil production

BERLIN - The U.S. dollar reached a new all-time low Friday against the euro, which hit $1.3548 in extremely light holiday trading with most European foreign exchange markets closed.

FRANKFURT, Germany - The euro kept on rolling against the U.S. dollar on Monday, climbing above $1.25 for the first time in its five-year history.

ROME - The Italian Cabinet passed an emergency decree Wednesday backing all bank deposits up to 103,000 euros ($141,400), the level at which they are currently insured.

NICOSIA, Cyprus - EU newcomers Cyprus and Malta adopted the euro Tuesday, bringing to 15 the number of countries using the currency with increasing clout over the slumping U.S. dollar.

Has it really been three years since Romeo’s Euro Café moved to downtown Gilbert? For more than a decade, I regularly stopped by its former strip mall location just north of Mesa’s Fiesta Mall to gorge myself on chef Romeo Taus’ pita sandwiches.

After 13 years, owner Romeo Taus said he decided to move his Euro Cafe from Mesa’s Fiesta Mall area to downtown Gilbert as part of a needed downsizing and a desire to reach out to more customers.

PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy offered Greece "resolute" European support Sunday and vowed to wage a determined fight to deter speculation against the euro.

LONDON -- Government programs to support the auto industry helped Germany and France return to economic growth in the second quarter, rebounds that stoked hopes the recession in the wider 16-country euro area may also end sooner than thought.

NEW YORK - Oil prices briefly soared to a new high near $146 a barrel Thursday, extending the previous day's record-shattering rally before easing as the dollar gained ground against the euro.