2005-04-15 April 15th: An Important Day for Americans, but Not Exactly a Holiday
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. April fifteenth is tax day for Americans. It is the…
2005-04-08 Biggest U.S. Insurance Company Plans to Restate Earnings
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. What does it mean when a company restates its earnings?…
2005-04-01 Walt Disney Company Names New Chief
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The Walt Disney Company is the second largest media company…
2005-03-25 US Clears Sale of IBM Division to Lenovo
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. A United States government committee has approved a deal that…
2005-03-11 Insurance, Part 1
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Insurance is a guarantee against financial loss. Insurance policies can…
2005-03-04 Identity Theft
This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Identity theft has been a subject in the news…
2005-02-25 When Companies (and Sometimes Individuals) Have to Give Back Money
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Financial news sometimes has words that seem out of place.…
2005-02-18 Hewlett-Packard Ousts ‘Most Powerful Woman in Business’
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Women lead eight of the five hundred largest American companies.…
2005-02-11 Business Organizations
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Businesses are structured in different ways to meet different needs.…
2005-02-04 Social Security, Part 2
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. One out of six Americans receive money from the Social…
2005-01-28 Social Security, Part 1
I’m Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The Social Security system in the United States provides monthly…
2005-01-21 Strengthening the U.S. Agency that Protects Pensions
I’m Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The Bush administration is seeking changes to strengthen the Pension…
2005-01-14 Carbon Trading
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Carbon trading has its roots in the Kyoto Protocol. This…
2005-01-07 U.S. Agency Moves to Take Over Pilots’ Pension at United Airlines
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Last week, a government agency in Washington announced that it…
2004-12-31 Year in Economic News, Part 2
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The Russian oil company, Yukos, continued its legal battle with…