The economy is bad. People are out of work. People are losing their jobs. People are getting laid off. People are getting fired. People want to work. But nobody is hiring workers. Nobody needs workers. Everyone has less money. Everyone is spending le...
IN THE NEWS - High Oil Prices and the World Economy By Jill Moss Broadcast: Saturday, August 27, 2005 I'm Shep O'Neal with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, crude oil traded briefly at a...
THE MAKING OF A NATION - July 11, 2002: Post-War Economy / Berlin Airlift By David Jarmul VOICE 1: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (Theme) The surrender...
And the economy has showed some signs it was on the 1) mend. New 2) claims for 3) unemployment benefits dropped 4) unexpectedly last week although they do remain at high levels, and 5) analysts expect...
By Jim Malone Democratic presidential contender John Kerry launched a three-day campaign bus trip through the Midwest Friday, a key battleground area in the November election. Meanwhile, President Bus...
By Scott Stearns President Bush is criticizing Democratic challenger John Kerry for what he says is his misunderstanding of the fight against terrorism. Senator Kerry's campaign says the president's u...
Scott Stearns President Bush campaigned in the southern state of Arkansas where he said the creation of more than 300,000 new jobs last month is a positive sign that the economy is growing stronger. J...
Bush: US Economy Strong and Getting Stronger Paula Wolfsons President Bush says the U.S. economy is strong and getting stronger. Mr. Bush says more job growth is in the offing . On the day the White H...
US Economy Creates Far Fewer Jobs than Expected Barry Wood A new report by the U.S. Labor Department has stunned many economic forecasters . Jim Smith, a forecaster at the business school at the Unive...
DIALOG 32 1--The economic news doesn't look good, does it? 2--Not according to the newspaper yesterday. I saw a similar report last night on TV. 1--I saw that, too. The analysis seemed to be quite rea...
