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Technology Report - Tablet Computers Most Wanted Gift This Holiday 科技报道 - 平板电脑继续引领节日礼物市场 From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。
Americans get confused when they try to understand the food labels (Nutrition Facts) on their packaged food. This is partly because the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture often seem more interested in the welfare of the fo
The latest figures from the Ministry of Commerce have shown that China's retail sale of consumer goods has now experienced double-digit growth for 14 consecutive years. China's retail sale of consumer goods in 2017 reached 36.6 trillion yuan, or 5.8
美国假日购物季提前拉开帷幕 It's a lucky day for at least one turkey. 对于至少一只火鸡而言这是个幸运日。 But as the holiday shopping season begins in the U.S.-retailers are busy making their own luck. 但随着美国假日购
The U.S. economy has contracted more sharply than previously believed, according to new government figures. Meanwhile, in yet another sign of continuing stress in the credit market, the U.S. central bank is allocating hundreds of billion of addition
By Mil Arcega Washington 28 March 2007 watch Housing Market Stocks fell after the release of a Standard Poor's report on Tuesday showing the worst decline in prices for single family homes in the US in more than 13 years. The drop in housing values
By Michael Bowman Washington 27 October 2009 A sold sign in front of a home in Carmel, Indiana, 20 Oct 2009 The U.S. housing market is showing signs of improvement, but Americans have grown more pessimistic on the overall economy. The consensus view
The U.S. economy is showing further signs of recovery, even as America's national debt continues to skyrocket. U.S. dollars Despite some of the most challenging economic conditions in decades, American consumer confidence jumped unexpectedly this mo
Curved Screens, Wearable Technology Dominate Consumer Electronic Show弧形屏幕,可穿戴技术主导消费电子展 The International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas traditionally starts off the year exhibiting the hottest technology trends
US Retailers Upbeat About Holiday Sales 美国零售商对假日销售感到乐观 It's make-or-break time for shopping malls across the United States, some of which will make as much as much as 20 percent of their annual profits in the next few week
DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right, a powerful banking regulator who was appointed by President Trump is facing questions today in the Senate. Joseph Otting is a former bank executive. He now runs a federal agency that oversees some of the very companies
LAKSHMI SINGH, HOST: We're going to head back to the U.S. now for Words You'll Hear. That's where we try to understand stories in the news by parsing words connected to it. Today, the words are Dodd-Frank. That's the 2010 law that gave Wall Street ne
New figures show China's economy expanded 6.8% year on year through the first quarter, surpassing the full-year economic growth target of 6.5% for year. A number of observers say they believe the first-quarter stats lay a solid foundation for sound e
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 19 May 2006 watch Shock Ad report Shock ads are now incorporating real car accidents A series of distinctively styled, realistic television advertisements have been caus
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 07 March 2006 watch Merger report Shares of the U.S. regional telephone firm BellSouth rose sharply in value Monday after the company agreed to an acquisition offer by A
By Jeff Swicord Washington, DC 17 July 2006 watch Net Neutrality report Recently the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee rejected a provision called Net neutrality that would have kept Internet network owners such as Comcast and A.T.T. from creating prem
By Robert Raffaele Washington 02 May 2008 The U.S. Commerce Department says soaring prices for food, gas, and other everyday needs pushed consumer spending higher than expected Wall Street enjoyed an upswing Thursday, despite mixed economic news conc
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: There's something happening in the retail industry. So far this year, nine U.S. chains have filed for bankruptcy, and over the last five months, 89,000 workers have lost their jobs. And the surprising thing is that this is going
Hi, everybody. 嗨,各位好。 It's now been four years since a crisis that began on Wall Street spread to Main Street, hammering middle-class families and ultimately costing our economy 9 million jobs. 4年前华尔街的危机蔓延至全社会,
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