2011-10-21 President Obama Makes His Case for Jobs Plan
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. President Obama and his wife Michelle traveled to the states of North…
2011-10-14 Two American Professors Win Nobel for Studies on Effects of Economic Policy
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Two American professors will share the twenty eleven Nobel Prize in economics.…
2011-10-07 Greek Protests Intensify, But So Is Pressure on Europe’s Banks
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Violent protests in Greece have added to tensions over the debt crisis…
2011-09-30 A Closer Look at High-Frequency Trading
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Once, stocks were traded through the open outcry system, with men shouting…
2011-09-23 A Quick Lesson in Ways Businesses Are Organized
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Businesses are structured in different ways to meet different needs. The simplest…
2011-09-16 Greece’s Debt Crisis and the Future of Europe
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Finance ministers from the euro area meet Friday in Poland to discuss…
2011-09-09 The United States Postal Service Warns of Default
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The United States Postal Service has a history as long as the…
2011-09-02 Steve Jobs Step Down with Apple on Top
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The chief executive who presented the latest, and coolest, electronics to the…
2011-08-26 A Credit Downgrade for Japan, but Some Signs of Hope
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This week, Moody’s Investors Service lowered its credit rating for Japanese government…
2011-08-19 Germany, France Seek ‘True European Economic Government’
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Eleven countries first began to use the euro in nineteen ninety-nine. Today…
2011-08-12 Debt, Recession Worries Bring Volatility to World Markets
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. A “rollercoaster ride” is one description for these days of scary ups…
2011-08-05 A Debt Deal in US, but Stocks Still Slide
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This week President Obama signed a bill raising the nation’s borrowing limit.…
2011-07-29 Indonesia’s ‘Technopreneurs’ Help Fuel Economic Growth
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Indonesia has one of the world’s fastest growing economies, expanding at a…
2011-07-15 Debt Limit Talks Show Deeper Debate on Government’s Duties
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Anyone who has ever borrowed money can relate to the debate over…
2011-07-22 Paying Others to Worry About Your Online Image
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. A reputation — what people think of you, good or bad —…