By Nancy-Amelia Collins Islamabad 31 December 2007 Political violence in Pakistan is declining a day after the party of the slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto announced it would contest upcoming elections. The pressure is now on President Pervez

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(115) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2007年(十二月)

Yesterday, one significant and closely watched indicator of the U.S. stock market jumped up. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, an index of 30 important stocks, ended the day 410 points higher than it started out. Over the last two days of trading, th

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2018年3月

This has not been a good week for the U.S. Stock Market. Monday and Tuesday stocks were flat for the most part. There wasn't a huge change in closing prices for the Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 significant stocks. But Wednesday, stocks took a d

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2018年10月

Global Stocks Rise on Eurozone Hopes World markets rose sharply Tuesday on hopes that Greece will be able to avoid a disastrous default. The country's finance minister told journalists that Greece expects to receive bailout disbursements on time, and

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(九月)

Part.6 Coffee break topics 71.理财投资 常用应急场景 范例一:Buying funds When it comes to select a fund, you will always read Past performance is not an indication of future results, can you believe that? Maybe it is right since everything is possi

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 白领口语应急

今天我们要学的词是bankruptcy。 Bankruptcy, 是破产的意思。星期一金融界的头条新闻是,美国第四大投资银行雷曼兄弟控股公司申请破产。 Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for the biggest bankruptcy in U.S.

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

AS IT IS 2014-01-04 US, Japanese Stocks Rise in 20132013年美国日本股市强势走高 From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. 美国之音慢速学英语节目,这里是新闻报道。 Stock prices in the United States and Japan rose sh

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 2014年VOA慢速英语(一)月

By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 10 August 2007 Share prices across Asia fell sharply as the fallout from the U.S. sub-prime loan crisis widens. VOA's Heda Bayron reports from Hong Kong. A Japanese businessman looks at a stock indicator in Tokyo, 10 Aug 2007

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(八月)

By George Dwyer Washington, DC 09 June 2006 watch Inflation report Stock market analysts say worries over inflation and interest rates are behind the steep sell-offs seen on Wall Street this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell Wednesday to i

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(六月)

Agriculture Report - How Overfishing Threatens Asia's Wild Fish Stocks 农业报道 - 过度捕捞威胁亚洲鱼类资源 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 The pressure to feed Asia'

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年VOA慢速英语(十)月

Financial markets continue to exhibit extreme volatility as investors assess the impact of government intervention in both the U.S. and European banking sectors. VOA's Barry Wood has more. Wall Street trader, 16 Oct 2008 This time stocks ended highe

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十月)

Stock prices rose on many of the world's markets Tuesday after a report that troubled Citigroup posted its best financial performance in more than a year in the first two months of 2009. Citigroup headquarters in New York (file photo) An internal me

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(三月)

Worries Grow About Decline in Asia's Fish Stocks In the southern Philippines fishing town of Sindangan a certain scene is becoming more common across Asia, with soaring fish prices and falling wild fish catches. A fisherman says more fishing boats ar

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(十月)

By Phil Mercer Sydney 26 October 2009 Australian customs vessel, 18 Jan 2008 Australia is cutting its catch of southern bluefin tuna by 30 percent after warnings from scientists that stocks are close to collapse. The reduction follows an internation

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十月)

Asia's stock markets have fallen, as fears grow of an extended global recession. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, oil prices also sank, as investors showed they had little confidence in measures in Europe and the United States to end the credit c

发表于:2019-01-21 / 阅读(179) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十月)

By Barry Wood Washington 08 November 2007 The price of oil briefly touched $98 a barrel Wednesday while the dollar continued its decline and the Dow Jones Industrials fell two percent. VOA's Barry Wood reports one expert sees a direct relationship be

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2007年(十一月)

Stock markets across Asia followed U.S. and European shares sharply lower, in reaction to the collapse of the investment company Lehman Brothers. The markets in Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong - which were closed Monday for a holiday - led the selling. V

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(九月)

By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 17 August 2007 The global financial turmoil continues, with another bruising trading day in Asia. Analysts say investors are worried the credit crisis in the United States will slow down the economy and hurt Asian exporters.

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(八月)

Fears over the extent of U.S. financial woes have rattled Asian markets, despite U.S. government attempts to shore up investor confidence. Heda Bayron reports from Hong Kong. Woman walks by electronic stock board in downtown Tokyo, 15 Jul 2008, as J

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(七月)

The Dow Jones Industrial Average Monday registered its biggest daily point gain ever, gaining 936 points or 11 percent. VOA's Barry Wood reports that Wall Street's powerful rally followed new commitments of public money to unfreeze credit markets. W

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十月)