2016-02-23 US Markets Claw Back Gains, But ‘Chop’ Ahead
New York Stock Exchange traders are wondering which way a volatile financial market will move in the upcoming months. Low…
2016-02-19 Ukraine Political Fight Threatens Economy
The president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, has asked Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk to resign. Demonstrators and politicians say that Yatsenyuk’s…
2016-02-12 ASEAN-US Summit May Not See Major Results
United States President Barack Obama will host the leaders of the 10 ASEAN members next week in California. ASEAN is…
2016-02-10 Japan Market Sees Biggest Drop in 3 Years
The leading measure of Japanese stock prices dropped more than 5 percent Tuesday. It was the biggest one-day loss in…
2016-01-30 Businesses Want to Ban Bad Online Reviews
In 2009, John and Jen Palmer posted a critical online comment about a business. The Palmers said they ordered and…
2016-01-29 Boko Haram Dents Chad, Cameroon Economies
Attacks from Boko Haram militants are hurting the economies of Chad and northern Cameroon. The militants often attack trucks transporting…
2016-01-20 62 People Own Most of World’s Wealth
The richest 62 people on earth now have the same wealth as the poorest 3.6 billion, according to a report…
2016-01-16 Russia Faces Pain Over Falling Oil Prices, Sanctions
From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. Russia’s economy is struggling at the beginning of 2016. Low oil…
2016-01-11 US Crude Oil Exports Restart After 40 Years
The U.S. made its first export of crudeoil in four decades last Thursday. The exports were banned in the mid-1970s.…
2016-01-08 China Facing Weakness in Currency, Falling Stock Values
China stopped trading on its stock market Thursday for the second time this week. Stock shares fell seven percent in…
2016-01-06 Markets React Badly to World News, China Troubles
U.S. stock prices fell sharply Monday, following conflicts in the Middle East, and weaker economies in China and in Europe.…
2016-01-04 Zimbabwe Switches to Yuan as Reserve Currency
Zimbabwe announced last week that it would shift to the Chinese yuan as its reserve currency. A reserve currency is…
2015-12-18 US Central Bank Raises Its Interest Rates
The United States central bank has raised an important interest rate by one-fourth of 1 percent. The move may have…
2015-12-07 IMF Adds China’s Yuan to World’s Top Currencies
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) added China’s yuan to its group of key global currencies this week, a historic development…
2015-12-02 US Gas Prices Fall to Lowest Prices Since 2004
Gasoline prices in the United States are nearing their lowest since 2004. While most of the world sells gas by…