SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) on Monday reported that its profit in the most recent quarter fell more than 90 percent with sales also declining. In the company's fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 ended Oct. 31, the company p...
US Adds 103,000 Jobs, Unemployment Still 9.1 Percent The U.S. economy added 103,000 jobs in September, but the nation's unemployment rate held steady at 9.1 percent for the third straight month. Although September's job growth was stronger than most...
The U.S. economy added 103,000 jobs in September, but the nation's unemployment rate held steady at 9.1 percent for the third straight month. Although September's job growth was stronger than most economists were expecting, it is still not growing fa...
NEW YORK, March 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks dropped on Tuesday amid concern over Japan's nuclear disaster（灾难）, even though Fed said the economy recovery was on a firmer footing.The major indices on Tuesday were lost more than 1 percent. The Do...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. economy expanded by an annual rate of 3.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010, partly boosted by personal consumption and exports, the Commerce Department（商务部） reported Friday. U.S. real gross dome...
One way some Americans avoided steep losses in the stock market in recent years was by making unusual alternative investments in small farms and food businesses. These so-called angel investors are organizing loose networks to match their money with...
WASHINGTON, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Existing home sales in the United States declined by 2.2 percent in May to a seasonally（季节性的） adjusted annual rate of 5.66 million units, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported on Tuesday. The...
VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus. This week, we will tell about a brain injury known as silent stroke. We will also tell about melanoma -- the most deadly form of skin c...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 31 May 2008 India's economy grew by nine percent last year making it the world's fastest-growing major economy after China. But the news is not all good. There are worries that high crude oil prices and runaway inflatio...
