2009-08-14 Seeking Opinions on Health Reform, and Getting an Earful
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. President Obama is letting Congress write the details of his plan for…
2009-08-07 Getting Clunkers and Distracted Drivers Off the Road
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This week in Washington, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced plans for a…
2009-07-31 California Gets a Budget
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The recession may be easing, but American states are still feeling the…
2009-07-24 E-Books Hold Next Chapter for Book Industry
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The book industry is trying to get a good read on its…
2009-07-17 Microsoft, Google Take Aim at Each Other
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Google, the Internet search leader, will now offer a free operating system…
2009-07-10 Does US Need a Second Stimulus Plan?
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Last month more Americans than expected lost their jobs. Job losses had…
2009-07-03 White Firefighters Win Closely-Watched Employment Case
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The United States Supreme Court began its summer break this week. One…
2009-06-26 Driven by a Business Plan, but How Far Will It Get You?
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. A business plan, in the words of the Small Business Administration in…
2009-06-19 Obama Seeks Reforms in Financial Supervision
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. On Wednesday, President Obama proposed major changes to rebuild government supervision of…
2009-06-12 Money, Influence and the Election of Judges
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Elected judges in the United States got a warning this week about…
2009-06-05 General Motors Seeks Quick Bankruptcy
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This week, General Motors went to bankruptcy court. It became the second…
2009-05-29 Jobs and the Slow Road to Economic Recovery
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The National Association for Business Economics has its latest predictions for the…
2009-05-22 Credit Card Companies in US Face New Limits
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. A bill to place new restrictions on the credit card industry in…
2009-05-15 Obama Seeks Health Reform With New Industry Support
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Health care reform was a big subject this week at the White…
2009-05-08 Keeping a Close Eye on Those ‘Green Shoots’
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Signs that the recession is easing in the United States have led…