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Thursday's Business with Simon Jack LAST THURSDAY Simon Jack discusses Bank of England Governor Mark Carney and the EU referendum

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The Chinese offshore oil corporation known as CNOOC has abandoned its bid for UNOCAL. This would have been the largest-ever purchase of an American company by a Chinese firm. CNOOC had put forth a bid that was higher than the competing bid from US o

Obama, Lawmakers Hold Round Four of Debt Talks

President Barack Obama along with several Republican and Democratic congressional leaders held a fourth round of negotiations in as many days Wednesday at the White House aimed at achieving a deficit reduction and debt compromise. With media reports

韩国总统将于5月7日造访白宫与奥巴马会谈

WASHINGTON, April 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will meet his Republic of Korea (ROK) counterpart Park Geun-hye on May 7 to discuss bilateral ties and security issues, the White House announced on Monday. The summit meeting at the White

白宫拒绝评论NSA举报人

WASHINGTON, June 10 (Xinhua) -- The White House on Monday declined to comment on a whistle-blower who revealed details about two classified surveillance programs by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). White House spokesman Jay Carney said at the

白宫表示关注土耳其抗议

WASHINGTON, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The White House expressed its concern Monday over the protests in Turkey, urging all parties to refrain from violence. We continue to follow the events in Turkey closely and with concern, said White House spokesman Jay

白宫称赞尼泊尔制宪会议选举

白宫称赞尼泊尔制宪会议选举 WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The White House on Wednesday applauded the Constituent Assembly elections just concluded in Nepal, calling it a vital step in the country's peace process. The United States congr

美国准备为土耳其矿难提供帮助

WASHINGTON, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The White House on Wednesday offered its condolences over a deadly coal mine explosion in Turkey, saying the United States was ready to help. Spokesman Jay Carney offered his heartfelt condolences to the families of the

Obama Will Not Block Debt Limit Bill

WHITE HOUSE The Obama administration is welcoming Republican lawmakers decision not to withhold an extension of the nations borrowing limit. Republicans had threatened to allow the United States to default on its obligations if government spending we

AP 2011-02-07

1. President Barack Obama has chosen Jay Carney to replace outgoing Robert Gibbs as the White House Press Secretary. Carney is currently Vice President Joe Biden's communications chief. He previously worked for Time Magazine. 2. Police say an America

U.S. confident al-Qaeda no. 2 dead

上海世博英语口语100句 1． What is the full name of Expo 2010? World Exposition 2010 Shanghai China. 2010年世博会的全称是什么？中国2010年上海世博会。 2． Is that the Expo emblem? The Expo emblem looks like three people h

Obama Heads to G20 With US Fiscal Woes in Tow

As President Barack Obama welcomes this week's European debt-relief agreement, the White House says he will go to the G20 summit in France able to point to some progress in fixing the U.S. fiscal situation. In reacting to the European deal, Obama sai

White House rules out new gun control laws

WASHINGTON, July 26 (Xinhua) -- White House Spokesman Jay Carney on Thursday ruled out new gun control laws, saying U.S. President Barack Obama will focus on other measures to reduce gun violence. Speaking at a regular briefing, Carney said Obama sup

白宫哀悼马尔克斯

WASHINGTON, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The White House on Thursday mourned the death of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Colombia's Nobel- winning writer famed for his novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. With the passing of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the world has lo

US Congressional Vote on Debt Issue Delayed

The White House says it remains confident that congressional leaders can come together and work out a way to raise the U.S. debt ceiling before an August 2 deadline. A top aide to President Obama spoke as Republicans controlling the House of Represen

美国敦促斯诺登从俄返回

WASHINGTON, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The White House said Tuesday U. S. intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden should be expelled and returned to the United States to face espionage charges at home. White House Spokesman Jay Carney said there are regul

White House says Obama to stick with Biden as VP

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- The White House on Thursday said President Barack Obama will stick to his Vice President Joe Biden as running mate, after comments by Biden prompted Republican calls for Obama to change his running mate. White House Sp

夏说英语新闻晨读 第174期:英国央行行长留任

本期内容： TheresaMaybackedMarkCarneytoserveanextendedtermasgovernoroftheBankofEngland,promptingMrCarneytoannouncethathewillstayforanextrayear,untilJune2019.Theprimeminister'ssupportwillhelptoeasepoliticalpressureontheCanadian,whomsomeMPshavecri

经济学人:马克卡尼 英国银行新晋领导人

Mark Carney 马克卡尼 I mean what I say 言出必行 The new governor is struggling to convince sceptical markets 英国银行新晋领导人正试图极力说服持怀疑态度的国内市场 CREDIBILITY is treasured by central bankers. It is aft

TED演讲：肢体语言塑造你自己(5)

So business schools have been struggling with this gender grade gap. 所以商学院一直以来都为男女生在参与上的差别伤脑筋。 You get these equally qualified women and men coming in and then you get these differences in grades, 入学