Rising prices could cause cheap imports from China to become more expensive and this comes as Chinas commerce ministry admits that a slowdown in the US could spark a drop in Chinese exports and mark a turning point for Chinas economic growth. Shoppe

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Script: In the frozen arctic region of the East Siberia, teams from the Russian oil company Rosneft, work in numbing -40 degree cold, digging exploration wells. The massive Vankor field promises to be one of the largest in Russia. Russias oil and ga

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From NPR News, this is All things considered. Im Robert Siegel, and Im Melissa Block. There were some unexpectedly good news today about the economy. Late last month, businesses created more jobs than economists projected and the increases were spre

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By Mil Arcega Washington 02 October 2007 Oil prices retreated Monday following record-breaking surges last month that saw the price of crude soar above $84 a barrel. Despite prices dipping to more seasonal levels on Monday, the high cost of energy co

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 28 May 2008 The United Nations food agency says 22 countries are particularly threatened by the global food crisis that has seen soaring prices increase hunger and led to protests and riots in some countries. The FAO says

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General Motors will close four truck factories and move to make more cars. Also, airlines are retiring older planes and cutting flights and jobs. Transcript of radio broadcast: 05 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. There was

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By Scott Stearns Sharm El-Sheikh 17 May 2008 U.S. President George Bush says Saudi Arabia's move to increase oil production to make up for declining output elsewhere does not solve the problem of high gasoline prices for Americans. VOA White House Co

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The political turmoil in the Arab world may not only lead to much higher oil prices, but greater competition for resources and a shift in priorities for oil-producing nations. So says the author of Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet. What's happening in

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By Bill Gasperini Moscow 10 June 2006 Group of Eight finance ministers meeting in Russia say world economic growth continues, but they warned it is threatened by soaring costs for oil and gas. The ministers met in Russia's second city of St. Petersb

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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 inflation will slow down growth. 印度经济去年增

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The Australian share market suffered its biggest one-day fall since February, 2013 today on fears that global growth is slowing. The All Ords and the ASX 200 dropped 2% matching the fall that we saw on Wall Street overnight where the Dow Jones closed

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In finance. Wall Street has hit a new record high before falling back slightly. The Dow Jones exceeded the previous record set back in 2007. Wall Street trader Douglas Blake says there are two forces at play in the US economy. Certainly, it doesn't f

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As rising fuel costs drive up the cost of transportation, the transportation industry itself is being forced to change. America's biggest carmaker is closing factories where its largest vehicles are made, and expanding plants that build small cars.

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 22 April 2008 OPEC Secretary General Abdalla Salem el-Badri says the cartel plans to boost its oil production targets by five million barrels a day by 2012. He was speaking on the final day of the International Energy Foru

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By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 08 January 2007 watch Climate report Oil prices are at their lowest levels since mid-2005. That's the good news - or is it? Unseasonably warm weather is responsible for premature cherry blossoms Stronger typhoons, more f

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Soaring Price of Used Grease Attracts Thieves The high price of food and fuel has made a valuable commodity out of an unexpected resource: the price of used vegetable oil from restaurant fryers is so high that people are stealing it. Just ask grease

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Once again, the cost of fuel is a major issue on budget day. But while drivers complain, many hauliers say the high prices are threatening their survival. This company in Northampton runs 65 lorries. Every time they fill up, they cost an extra 230 po

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 01 February 2008 OPEC's 13 members, meeting in Vienna Friday, rejected calls by the United States to increase oil output. The oil cartel said supplies meet current demands. Lisa Bryant has more from Paris. Following talks in Vien

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Saudi Arabia is refusing a U.S. request to increase overall oil production as a way to lower record high energy costs. In Saudi Arabia where U.S. President George Bush met Friday with King Abdullah. 沙特阿拉伯拒绝美国提出的通过增加石油

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By Mil Arcega Washington 08 October 2009 Gold coins and bars (file photo) The gold rush continues as the price for the precious metal climbed to new heights this week. Inflation fears and worries about the weak U.S. dollar sent the price of gold soa

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