2011-01-21 Business English Speakers Can Still Be Divided by a Common Language
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Business is the most popular subject for international students in the United…
2011-01-14 Finding Capital in ‘Dark Pools’ and Angel Investors
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Big stock exchanges in the United States are linked in what is…
2011-01-07 Facebook’s New Friends Like the World of Private Finance
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Facebook is the world’s biggest social network — and the subject of…
2010-12-31 2010 Marked by Debt Problems in Europe and Growth in the Developing World
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Here are some of the top economic stories of two thousand ten.…
2010-12-24 Online Dictionary says Austerity Tops 2010 Words
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. December is a time of holiday gift-giving and strong business activity in…
2010-12-17 Brighter Time for Stores This Christmas Season
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The season for buying Christmas gifts is the busiest time for most…
2010-12-10 President Obama Agrees to Extend Tax Cuts for 2 years
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. President Obama announced an agreement with Congressional Republicans Monday. It would extend…
2010-12-03 Commodity Prices Reach a Two-Year High
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Commodities are basic materials that are used and traded worldwide. The price…
2010-11-26 How a Promise to Guarantee Bad Debts Came to Haunt Ireland
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. On Wednesday, Ireland’s Prime Minister Brian Cowen announced measures to cut the…
2010-11-19 Groups Offer Ideas to Cut US Deficits
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Continuing debt problems in Greece and Portugal. The banking crisis in Ireland.…
2010-11-12 Indian State Seeks Limits on Microfinance After Reports of Abuses
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Microfinance is a fast-growing part of the financial industry in many developing…
2010-11-05 Fed Gets Ready to Pump 600 Billion More Into US Economy
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The Federal Reserve calls America’s economic recovery “disappointingly slow.” So the Federal…
2010-10-29 3D Printers Are Here—And They Make More Than You Think
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. When we print something, a flat page comes to mind. For example,…
2010-10-22 ‘Put-Backs,’ ‘Robo-Signers’ Put New Pressure on US Housing Market
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Since January, lenders have seized or begun the process to seize about…
2010-10-15 US Mining Companies Show New Interest in Rare Earths
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Today we continue our report on the group of chemical elements known…