NU Online News Service, May 6, 2004, 5:10 p.m. EDT – The weakness of the dollar contributed to a drop in revenue at AXA S.A., Paris, during the first quarter.[@@]
The financial services giant is reporting the equivalent of $24.4 billion in revenue for the quarter, up from $22.1 billion in revenue for the first quarter of 2003.
But the value of the dollar fell to $1=1.2173 euros March 31, down 13% from an exchange rate of $1=1.0795 euros a year earlier, according to OANDA Corp., New York.