FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Production of the 500-euro banknote is being discontinued amid concerns it had become too popular among crooks and money launderers. The European Central Bank, the monetary ...

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FRANKFURT, Germany — A suitcase stuffed full of cash may soon be worth a lot less. In a move aimed at hampering cash transactions by terrorists, drug dealers and money launderers, the European Central ...

FRANKFURT—The European Central Bank on Wednesday said it would stop printing the 500-euro banknote but the note would remain legal tender. In an expected move, the central bank said it wouldn’t ...

BERLIN - Cash still rules in Germany, both in bank accounts and in wallets. But a confluence of negative interest rates and the phasing out of the 500-euro banknote could throw a wrench into the ...