(MONEY Magazine) – --RASH MOVE A study in Nature finds that one- and two-euro coins emit 250 times more nickel than E.U. standards allow--causing eczema in some people.

--PEACE DIVIDENDS Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, former Beatles guru and founder of transcendental meditation, is floating bonds via his Global Country of World Peace, a virtual nation that he declared last year. The zero-coupon bonds are supposed to pay 6% to 7%.

--TRUST FUNDS A University of Michigan study finds that being trusting of others has a positive impact on income. Being trustworthy, however, has a negative impact. --STEPHANIE D. SMITH