IBD'S TOP 10.(A)

Stocks End Year With More Losses

1Stocks closed 2001 on a sour note, with all three major market averages lower. The Nasdaq was hit hardest, sinking 1.9%. The Dow industrials and the S&P sank 1.1%. Volume rose, but was still low. Computer names headed south, particularly networkers and optical recognition gear. Food, truck and machinery stocks also fell. More on B2

Argentina Arranges Pres. No. 4

2South America's No. 2 economy has lost three presidents in two weeks. No. 4 will be former Buenos Aires provincial Gov. Eduardo Duhalde. He'll have to deal with nationwide unrest, 20% unemployment and the government's financial crisis. The legislature will decide if Duhalde will preside over new elections in March or serve out the unfinished term, which goes to 2003.

Euro Finally Hits The Continent

3Bills and coins debuted in the 12-nation Economic and Monetary Union. Fifty billion euro coins in eight denominations hit the streets on Jan. 1. One side of the coins will be common throughout the zone, the other country-specific. The bank notes -- 5s, 10s, 20s, 50s, 100s and 500s -- bear no national marks. Fellow EU members Britain, Denmark and Sweden are keeping their money.

Pakistani, Indian Tensions Ease