2009-10-16 Nobel Recognizes Research Into Economic Governance
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Economists usually study markets. Now, two Americans have won the Nobel Prize…
2009-10-09 Cities Now Home to More Than Half of All People
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Over half the world’s people now live in cities. The latest “Global…
2009-10-02 Rebalancing the World Economy
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Last week’s meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was the third Group of 20…
2009-09-25 New Proposals Intensify Debate on Net Neutrality
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. “Information wants to be free,” the saying goes. But the debate over…
2009-09-18 Looking Back: Wall Street, a Year Later
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. One year ago, the United States financial system was in danger of…
2009-09-11 Illegal Marketing of Drugs: Pfizer’s Record Fine
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The world’s largest drug company has agreed to pay almost two and…
2009-09-04 Commercial Real Estate Could Be Next Economic Threat
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The American housing collapse was a major cause of the recession. The…
2009-08-28 Obama Nominates Bernanke for a Second Term
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The government says the United States economy shrank at an annual rate…
2009-08-21 Recession Easing, but Many Americans Still Afraid to Spend
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Stock prices took a roller-coaster ride this week — down one day,…
2009-08-14 Seeking Opinions on Health Reform, and Getting an Earful
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. President Obama is letting Congress write the details of his plan for…
2009-08-07 Getting Clunkers and Distracted Drivers Off the Road
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This week in Washington, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced plans for a…
2009-07-31 California Gets a Budget
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The recession may be easing, but American states are still feeling the…
2009-07-24 E-Books Hold Next Chapter for Book Industry
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The book industry is trying to get a good read on its…
2009-07-17 Microsoft, Google Take Aim at Each Other
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Google, the Internet search leader, will now offer a free operating system…
2009-07-10 Does US Need a Second Stimulus Plan?
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Last month more Americans than expected lost their jobs. Job losses had…