Category: Economics Report (经济报道)

I’m Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. While oil prices have climbed sharply, other costs have not followed. Inflation still appears to be under control. Last week,…

I’m Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Economics Report. A listener in China asks about the history of the world’s largest electronic stock market, Nasdaq. Many companies want to…

I’m Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Hurricane Katrina caused damage on a level never before seen in America when it struck the Gulf Coast area last…

I’m Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Recently, a listener from China asked why the financial company Standard and Poor’s has a name that includes the word…

I’m Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Development banks are international lending groups. They lend money to developing countries to help fuel economic growth and social progress.…

I’m Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. President Bush has signed into law the first energy policy act in more than ten years. He says problems like…

I’m Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Economics Report. More and more Americans are reading their own credit report. Credit reports are used by lenders to decide how risky…

I’m Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Economics Report. On July sixteenth, nineteen ninety-five, a new book store opened in the American city of Seattle. No one steps inside…

I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. A college education is an investment in the future. But it can be a costly investment. The College Board estimates…

I’m Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Saving money is a first step toward wealth. Putting money away for the future also supports the banking system. Banks…

I’m Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States is small but important. Twelve government officials serve on the committee,…

I’m Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The credit card was a revolutionary idea. Today, a small plastic card lets people charge purchases in millions of places.…

I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. On June twenty-third, the Supreme Court decided an important case about property rights in the United States. The ruling will…

I’m Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. General Motors, Ford and Chrysler are traditionally known as the “Big Three” carmakers in North America. But the industry has…

I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. America’s top banker, Alan Greenspan, says the condition of the economy is generally good. The Federal Reserve chairman gave a…