Italy had to pay nearly double the interest rates to borrow money in a six-month bond auction Friday, reflecting new fears about economic problems in the countries that use the common European currency. The euro currency and world stock markets also...
Economics Report - Italy Considers Budget Cuts, Rising Borrowing Costs 经济报道 - 意大利削减预算导致借贷成本上升 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 The economic situat...
BEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Insomnia costs average U.S. worker 11.3 days, or 2,280 dollars, in lost productivity each year, according to a new study published in journal Sleep. The total cost to the nation is 63.2 billion dollars annually, the st...
What's the minimum amount you could earn to have a reasonable standard of living? A recent report in the UK has come up with some figures. 你觉得要有一个合理的生活水平，你最少挣多少钱？英国最近的一次报告提供了一些数据。 How much do you think is sugg...
How much will it cost to spend the U.S. economy back to health? And who will pay the bill? VOA's Kent Klein in Washington asked economists for their insights on those questions. The U.S. government is spending an unprecedented amount of money to res...
... morning associates. Need all available associates, all department managers. Back at a supercenter in Bentonville, employees gather for the morning meeting. ... please for the morning meeting. A daily ritual at 5,000 Wal-Mart stores all over the w...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 28 April 2008 A senior United Nations official warns that economic inequalities in the Asia-Pacific region could worsen as energy costs rise. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, energy security and poverty reduction are key them...
By Brian Wagner Port-au-Prince 17 April 2008 Foreign aid groups in Haiti say they are hurt by the high cost of food just as much as ordinary citizens whose anger over the rising prices led to violent protests in the Caribbean nation last week. In Por...
By Paul Sisco Washington 24 March 2008 US airlines, facing sharply higher fuel prices this year, have announced a series of cutbacks in service and staffing, in order to reduce costs. One of the country's largest carriers, Delta Airlines, is offering...
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