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内容介绍：This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English EconomicsReport.A class-action lawsuit is a legal case brought by a group ofpeople who seek to represent a much larger group. Intwo-thousand-one, six women brought a case against Wal-Mart Stores.They s... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English EconomicsReport.Bankruptcy is a process that, in some cases, can save a business.Companies that cannot pay their debts may go to bankruptcy court andseek protection from their creditors.In December of ... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English EconomicsReport.Graphic ImageSome form of gambling is legal inall fifty American states except two, Hawaii and Utah. Some statesincreasingly see games of chance as a good chance to help pay forservices... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English EconomicsReport.Recently we told you about the accusations of unequal pay andtreatment of female employees at Wal-Mart stores. That case is stillearly in the legal process, and the company is fighting ... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English EconomicsReport.Investors take a risk when they buy shares of ownership in acompany. Shareholders could lose their investment if the companydoes not have enough money. But what happens if a company has... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English EconomicsReport.Rich and poor nations have produced a new set of trade agreementsat the World Trade Organization. The main issue for many developingcountries was government support for farmers. Develop... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report.Investors in a company have some control over how it operates.Shareholders can vote on some issues. They can also go to court ifthey believe their interests are being harmed.Last week, ... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report.In terms of dollar value, of all the products in the world,nothing is traded more than oil. Crude oil traded above forty-sevendollars a barrel for the first time this week. The price a ... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report.A change in the United States banking system will affect howthousands of millions of dollars in payments are processed. The newlaw is known as Check Twenty-one. It takes effect in Octob... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report.Most children in the United States are returning to school afterthe summer holiday. Public education for children in the UnitedStates is free. But parents still have to buy equipment, n... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report.Last Friday, the United States Labor Department released theemployment numbers for August. The report said the number ofunemployed people and the unemployment rate were both about the s... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report.People who own something valuable, like a house, want to protectthemselves against financial loss. Natural disasters like fire,storms or flooding can damage or destroy valuable possessi... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report.A business receives legal protection from its creditors when itdeclares bankruptcy. But what happens when a company declaresbankruptcy twice in just two years?US Airways declared bankru... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report.Many airline companies are finding it difficult to make a profit.The International Air Transport Association says it expects theindustry to lose up to four thousand million dollars this... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report.Americans say owning a home is part of the American dream. Butmany people may not recognize the part that a company called FannieMae plays in the home loan industry. Now government fina... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report.EdwardPrescottThe winners of the Nobel prize ineconomics this year are Finn Kydland of Norway and Edward Prescottof the United States.Mister Prescott is an adviser at the Federal Reserv... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English EconomicsReport.In a fair market, businesses compete to provide products andservices to buyers. Competition is supposed to keep down prices.Now, the top law enforcement official in New York State isinv... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report.Graphic ImageSeventy-five years ago this week,an event shook the world: the Great Crash of nineteen twenty-nine.It began October twenty-fourth, nineteen twenty-nine. Fear seizedthe New ... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report.The big news for American newspapers this week was the elections.But there was also news about their industry. The number ofnewspaper readers in the United States continues to fall. Ave... >>详细内容

内容介绍：This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report.America's biggest exporter is Boeing. It is easy to understandwhy. Have you ever looked at airplane prices? A big jet plane cancost well over a hundred million dollars.In fact, trade in... >>详细内容