2007-10-12 Making Sense of a Weak Dollar
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Weak or strong. Which is better? If the question is about the…
2007-10-05 ‘Agflation’ Raises Grain Prices, but Not Corn Ethanol
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Right now, many people around the world are feeling the pain of…
2007-09-28 GM Sees Faster Drive Without Weight of Retiree Health Costs
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Labor relations in the American auto industry took a new turn this…
2007-09-21 US Central Bank Moves to Ease Credit, Protect Economy
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. A listener from Indonesia named Efendy asks why the Federal Reserve is…
2007-09-14 Adjustable-Rate Home Loans Could Hurt Many American Homeowners
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. In the last few years, many Americans have bought houses with ARMs:…
2007-09-07 Starting a Business Means Getting Organized
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Businesses are structured in different ways to meet different needs. The simplest…
2007-08-31 How Bad Loans in US Can Have a Far Reach
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. A listener in China named Turbo wonders why problems with subprime home…
2007-08-24 Recalls Add to Pressure on Toy Industry
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Parents know about supply and demand. What they supply is not always…
2007-08-17 Economics Not Such a Dismal Science for US High School Students
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. How much do American high school students know about economics? A new…
2007-08-10 Will Credit Risk Weigh Down Debt Markets?
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Liquidity is the ease with which an investment can be sold and…
2007-08-03 Murdoch’s News Corp to Buy Dow Jones
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. One of the top stories in business news this week was —…
2007-07-27 Trying to Renew Trust in ‘Made in China’ Label
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. China has recently been faced with serious issues of product safety. Some…
2007-07-20 Junior Achievement Teaches Business Skills to Young People
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Junior Achievement is an international movement to educate young people about business…
2007-07-13 The Value of Teaching About Money
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Personal finance is an increasingly complex world. There are more ways to…
2007-07-06 How Subprime Home Loans Become Risky Investments
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. As the American housing market has cooled, worries about investments based on…