2006-04-28 Protecting an Investment With Stock Options
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Stock options are a way to profit from changes in…
2006-04-21 Some Companies Stop Telling What They Expect to Earn
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Many companies provide earnings guidance. They tell their shareholders how…
2006-04-14 Tax Time in America
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. This year, April seventeenth is the last day for Americans…
2006-04-07 The World Bank Fights the “Cancer of Corruption”
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The main goal of the World Bank is to fight…
2006-03-31 General Motors Moves to Cut Costs
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. General Motors lost almost eleven thousand million dollars last year.…
2006-03-24 Saving for Retirement, Part 2
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Many workers depend on plans offered by their employers to…
2006-03-17 Saving More for Retirement
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. One of the most important questions a worker can ask…
2006-03-10 AT&T to Buy BellSouth in Big Telecom-Industry Deal
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. A proposed deal announced this week could change the future…
2006-03-03 Organizing a Business to Meet Different Needs
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Businesses are structured in different ways to meet different needs.…
2006-02-17 Tools of the Trade: The Federal Reserve and the Money Supply
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. That means the Federal Reserve could continue to raise target…
2006-02-10 Company Says Legal Threat Will Not Stop BlackBerry E-mail Service
I’m Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Millions of people hold the world in their hand. Small…
2006-02-03 Ford Motor Company to Cut Jobs in North America
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Ford Motor Company plans to close fourteen factories and cut…
2006-01-27 Maryland Law Could Force Wal-Mart to Spend More on Health Care
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. A new state law in Maryland says large companies must…
2006-01-20 Economic Conditions: Trying to Read the Future
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Economics and weather have a lot in common. Knowing what…
2005-12-30 Economic News in 2005
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economic Report. Today, we look back on some top stories of two…