Luxury Retail a Bright Spot in Drab Global Economy As slow economic growth and high unemployment continue to stress the United States and other parts of the world, economists say many of the worlds wealthy are continuing to shop at designer stores, m...
Mariachi Music Struggles in Downbeat US Economy The United States has long been seen as the land of opportunity for many Mexicans looking for work, including traditional Mariachi musicians. But the economy has changed that. The effects of the economi...
Iowa Voters Focus on Economy 爱荷华州选民集中关心经济问题 As Republican presidential hopefuls campaign in the Midwesteern state of Iowa are encountering voters increasingly concerned about the state of the economy. The recent debate abo...
Summer Heat Stifles Tokyo as Japan Rebuilds Economy The Japanese economy was hit hard by the huge earthquake in March, with the twin disasters of the tsunami and the ensuing crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant impacting severely on economic output....
The U.S. unemployment rate was slightly better than expected in July. The relatively good news gave President Barack Obama a break from the weeks relentlessly bad news on Wall Street. As stock prices continued to slide in New York, the government rep...
Education Report - Economy Pushes Spanish to Learn English 教育报道 - 经济衰退推动西班牙人学英语 This is the VOA Special English Education Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语教育报道。 Spain is struggling with a recession....
The head of the U.S. central bank says the economy is growing more slowly than expected. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Wednesday that the slower growth is due to temporary problems such as the disruptions caused by Japan's earthquake and...
For the first time in its modern history, Turkey has resisted a serious global economic crisis, and also has decoupled itself from the rest of Europe by rebounding strongly in 2010. Although Turkey's economy is booming, however, the new government ha...
France, Germany Show Solidarity on Greek Economy The leaders of France and Germany signaled Friday they want to find a quick solution to the economic crisis in Greece. In Greece, the prime minister reshuffled his Cabinet and replaced his finance mini...
Republican Presidential Hopefuls Focus on Obama, Economy Following their first major presidential debate, Republican White House contenders have made it clear they intend to make the 2012 U.S. presidential election a referendum on President Barack Ob...
