美国社会阶层差距扩大

Health costs have been rising for middle-class families. Nearly 1 in 5 Americans cannot afford health insurance, contrast that with health insurance companies that are in great financial shape. United

NPR 2010-10-20

The Dow's off more than 200 points, more than 1.75 percent, sliding below the 11,000 mark for the first time in a week. Several factors are apparently rattling investors. China hiked its rates in an attempt to head off rising inflation. The close on

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America is about giving everybody willing to work a chance, a hand up, and I'd welcome a serious discussion about strategies we can all support, like expanding tax cuts for low-income workers who don't have children. 美国是一个会给每个愿意工

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CNN 2009-04-09

Good morning from the CNN center in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui, thanks for checking in. We are going to do a quick look at the headlines right now. Pirates have seized the cargo ship along with its crew of 20 Americans. A spokesman for the ship's owne

NPR 2008-03-16

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. A possible tornado tore through downtown Atlanta last night, injuring at least 9 people. The storm took out windows, brought down power lines and shook a crowded sports arena. From Atlanta, NPR's Kathy Loh

NPR 2009-04-08

From NPR News in Washington, Im Jack Speer. President Barack Obama made a brief visit to Iraq today where he met with the Iraqi leaders and US troops. NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro reports from the Iraqi capital. Bad weather stopped the president fro

AP 2011-11-01

1. Stocks soared after European leaders agreed on a deal to slash Greece's debt load. Stronger US economic growth and corporate earnings also drove commodities and treasury yields higher. 2. The UN security council has voted unanimously to lift the n

英语单词大师：Corporate Crime

AA: Im Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- a timely accounting of some slang related to business fraud. BUSH: Every corporate official who has chosen to commit a crime can expect to face the consequences. No more easy mon

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Business Channel 2006-10-17&19

There are plenty of skeptics though, if you think back to it, when Wall Street analysts began talking about Google as a 400-dollar-a-share stock, do you remember that? Yeah. Well, on Thursday, it clos

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Lesson 85 - THROW A WET BLANKET ON STH...

to throw a wet blanket on something to throw a monkey wrench 中国人经常会用

U.S. stocks achieve weekly gains

NEW YORK, March 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks advanced on Friday, the sixth gain in the past seven sessions, as more evidences in domestic(国内的) economic recovery offset uncertainties from overseas. The Dow Jones industrial average（道琼斯指数）

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NEW YORK, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street rallied on Thursday on better-than-expected earnings and data on home sales with all major indexes jumping more than 2 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average topped the 9,000 mark for the first time since

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U.S. President Barack Obama aims to cut the country's corporate tax rate from 35 to 28 percent, while eliminating dozens of tax-saving deductions American companies now enjoy. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner unveiled the tax overhaul Wednesday, t

Dow breaks through 12,000 amid optimism

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The blue-chip Dow broke through the psychologically（心理的） important 12,000 mark on Wednesday for the first time in two and a half years, but edged lower in afternoon trading. The U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as

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The largest U.S. bank, JPMorgan Chase, says it lost $5.8 billion in bad trades this year, nearly triple its original estimate. The Wall Street investment bank said two months ago it estimated that losses originating in its London trading office would

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HARI SREENIVASAN: Now let's turn to the markets and the remarkable rally of late, one that's led to new records since President Trump was elected. William Brangham has the story. WILLIAM BRANGHAM: The Dow Jones and other indexes were already doing we

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