2010-06-25 G-20 Nations Wonder: How Soon Is Too Soon to Cut Spending?
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This weekend, leaders and top finance officials from the world’s twenty biggest…
2010-06-18 Young Workers Lead Growing Labor Unrest in China
Factory labor built China into the world’s third largest economy, after the United States and Japan. Now something else is…
2010-06-11 Job Market an Extra Hard Test for New College Graduates
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. June means one more big test for many students finishing college —…
2010-06-04 Oil Spill Puts Financial Pressure on BP
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. BP is one of the world’s largest energy companies. It reported a…
2010-05-28 Privacy Concerns Hit Facebook, Google
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. People are supposed to be social on a social media site. But…
2010-05-21 Effort to Enforce ‘Net Neutrality’ in US Takes New Path
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Officials in Washington recently lost a ruling over their power to enforce…
2010-05-14 Britain Gets a Government, as Europe Gets a Plan to Save the Euro
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. European Union officials agreed on a debt rescue plan this week. They…
2010-05-07 Greek Lawmakers Pass Spending Cuts Required for Loans
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Greece’s debt crisis has shaken investors in the United States and worldwide.…
2010-04-30 One Group’s Fight for Understandable Language
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Sometimes, financial news can be hard to understand. Here, a former official…
2010-04-23 Adding Up the Costs of Lost Travel in Europe
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Air traffic over much of Europe came to a halt for six…
2010-04-16 Reform of Financial System Is Obama’s Next Goal in Congress
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. President Obama now turns his attention to financial reform after his victory…
2010-04-09 ‘Net Neutrality,’ Gene Patents Face Legal Setbacks in US
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Two rulings in the United States could change how information is controlled…
2010-04-02 More Than 5 Billion Promised to Rebuild Haiti
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. More than fifty countries and organizations have promised to give more than…
2010-03-26 Historic Measure Expands Health Coverage
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. President Obama has signed legislation to reform the health care system in…
2010-03-19 Plan Aims to Expand Broadband Across US
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. A newly released proposal calls for almost everyone in the United States…