CNN Marketplace 2006-01-14

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Some Republicans in the U.S. Senate say they will block a plan to rescue the country's three major auto companies. Meanwhile, new claims for unemployment benefits reached their highest level in 26 years. Sen. Richard Shelby, center, accompanied by,

voa标准英语2008-Auto Industry Executives Renew Appeals for Emerg

U.S. auto company executives returned to Capitol Hill Friday to renew appeals for billions of dollars in emergency loans. They faced skeptical questions from members of the House Financial Services Committee dissatisfied with the automaker's restruc

VOA标准英语2011--Hidden Charges Inflate Price Tag

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VOA标准英语2010年-Extensions Spread 'Lean' Business Idea

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2018年CRI Urumchi in Xinjiang on the way to Belt and Road transit hub

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With MORE than 2000 auto companies, 11-hundred vehicles and a hundred world premiers, the Beijing Auto Show is China's auto market in a nutshell, at the China International Exhibition Center. The phrase Market Penetration is constantly on the lips of

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Google to Appeal Street View Ruling in Switzerland

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Amazon launches Kindle textbook rental service

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