2006-03-03 Organizing a Business to Meet Different Needs
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Businesses are structured in different ways to meet different needs.…
2006-02-17 Tools of the Trade: The Federal Reserve and the Money Supply
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. That means the Federal Reserve could continue to raise target…
2006-02-10 Company Says Legal Threat Will Not Stop BlackBerry E-mail Service
I’m Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Millions of people hold the world in their hand. Small…
2006-02-03 Ford Motor Company to Cut Jobs in North America
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Ford Motor Company plans to close fourteen factories and cut…
2006-01-27 Maryland Law Could Force Wal-Mart to Spend More on Health Care
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. A new state law in Maryland says large companies must…
2006-01-20 Economic Conditions: Trying to Read the Future
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Economics and weather have a lot in common. Knowing what…
2006-01-13 On the Job, at Minimum Wage
I’m Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Minimum wage is the lowest hourly pay rate permitted by…
2005-12-30 Economic News in 2005
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economic Report. Today, we look back on some top stories of two…
2006-01-06 Gold Prices Reach Their Highest Levels in Years
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Gold has long been valued, and not just for its…
2005-12-23 Giving to the Needy, and Making Sure the Money Is Well-Spent
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Americans gave almost two hundred fifty thousand million dollars to…
2005-12-16 Owners of the New York Stock Exchange Vote for Change
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. In April, the New York Stock Exchange proposed to join…
2005-12-09 Deep in the Heart of Texas, a Labor Union Expands
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Labor unions in the United States have been losing members…
2005-12-02 Holiday Shopping on the Job? Call It ‘Cyber Monday’
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. For Americans, the traditional season to buy winter holiday gifts…
2005-11-25 Peter Drucker, 1909-2005: A Thinker for Business Leaders
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Peter Drucker was a voice for change and new ways…
2005-11-18 U.S. Central Banker Alan Greenspan Prepares to Retire
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The chairman of the United States central bank, Alan Greenspan,…