Scathing criticism today from Congress's Republican leadership as the White House stands firmly opposed to the latest stopgap measure to pass the GOP-led House today. House Republican Leader Eric Cantor argues GOP's been blocked at every turn in its

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(128) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年NPR美国国家公共电台4月

AS IT IS 2016-03-12 The Japanese Tsunami Five Years Later 日本海啸五年之后 Five years after a deadly earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, recovery remains years away. More than 16,000 people died in the disaster and more than 470,000 were displa

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Speaking at the week-long 2016 Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, Zhu Min said, that policy makers and economists have come to a consensus that structural reform should be put at the top of the agenda. Because mone

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But why would a company even want to discourage salary discussions? 但是为什么公司会反对讨论薪资呢? Why do some people go along with it, while others revolt against it? 为什么一些人服从,而另一些人反对呢? It turns

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外国学生促进美国的创新 Foreign students earning their doctoral degrees in the United States can help revitalize innovation and economic growth. A new study says the U.S. should make it easier for such students to enter and remain in the co

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The economy 美国经济 Excuses, excuses 全是借口 A litany of special factors exposes the recoverys fragility 一长串的特殊原因暴露出经济恢复十分脆弱 Jun 2nd 2011 | WASHINGTON, DC | from the print edition RECOVERIES from financ

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GWEN IFILL: Finally tonight, a conversation with one of the winners of this year's Nobel Prize for Economics. The prizes were handed out yesterday in Stockholm. Yale University Professor Robert Shiller was one of three Americans honored for research

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WILLIAM BRANGHAM: Today, of course, is Super Bowl Sunday. In the days leading up to the game, fans debated which team will win, and economists debated the wisdom of cities trying to host the big game. Yesterday, Hari Sreenivasan spoke with Mina Kimes

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WASHINGTON, March 7 (Xinhua) -- What's driving the rise of obesity in the United States? A group of economists argued in a recent study that big-box grocers, warehouse clubs and fast-food restaurants are key contributors to the county's obesity epide

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403 Martin Rushmere Harare 3 Sep 2001 18:15 UTC Zimbabwe and Libya has signed an agreement for Libya to supply 60,000 tons of oil to the southern African country. There is heavy 1)criticism from oppos

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Kenya Suffers Blow to Foreign Aid Request Katy Salmon Nairobi 11 Aug 2001 13:00 UTC Kenya ' s chances of receiving foreign aid suffered a major 1)upset this week on Wednesday when rebel 2)parliamentar

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Historically, being a billionaire has been a privilege of the few. 亿万富翁曾经是极少数人才有的头衔。 But in China, the number of super-rich individuals is swelling fast. Indeed, during the first three months of the year, China produ

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WASHINGTON, May 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. retail and food services sales edged up 0.1 percent in April, slowing sharply after strong gains in the prior two months, official data showed on Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Commerce said Tuesday that the combi

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Six months ago, tech entrepreneur Rohan Gilkes tried to rent a cabin in Idaho over the July 4 weekend, using the website Airbnb. 半年前,科技创业者罗恩.吉尔克斯(Rohan Gilkes)尝试通过Airbnb网站预订爱达荷州的一间小屋,在

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The US economic outlook has become cautiously (谨慎的) optimistic, according to the latest issue of the Federal Reserve's influential Beige Book. Five of the 12 districts surveyed said there were signs of improvement, with five showing signs of st

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Finance and economics 财经商业 Free exchange 自由交易 One of the giants 巨人 Ronald Coase, the economist who explained why firms exist, died on September 2nd, aged 102 罗纳德科斯,著名经济学家,于9月2日逝世,享年102岁。

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Stocks in both the Europe and the US market soared after the ECB announced a larger-than-expected bond-buying program. But some analysts express worries that the program may help only temporarily. Robert Halver is head of market research Baader Bank

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PARIS - Eurozone countries will be anxiously watching the outcome of second-round of legislative elections Sunday in Greece, which may determine the country's future role in the eurozone. Greek voters will be choosing between parties that call for tw

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-New signs this morning that the housing market is heating up. Home sales are expected to show another monthly spike this morning. Good news for homeowners. Also, a growing risk that buyers could get burned. Here more with that, our financial contrib

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The number of Americans initially applying for unemployment aid last week rose by 51,000 from the previous(以前的) week, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday. The Labor Department said that the advance fi

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