VOA慢速英语2009-Education Report - Studying in the US: A Lesson

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. We continue now with our discussion of personal finance for students. A study in the United States found that eighty-four percent of undergraduates last year had at least one credit card. Half had fo

Take Away English-The Credit Crunch 信贷紧缩

He might be feeling the pinch If you watch the news in Britain or look at a British newspaper at the moment, a term you are more than likely to come across is 'credit crunch'. It has become a bit of a buzzword , but what does it mean? Well, it's a

Further US Credit Downgrade Possible

The U.S. governments credit rating could be downgraded even further, according to the rating agency that removed the United States from a list of top-tier creditworthy nations. Standard and Poors judgement Days after Standard and Poors made headlines

访谈录 Interview 2007-05-15&17, 金钱在人际关系中的力量

This morning on Today's Money, the smart way to manage finances. If you aren't careful with extra cash, you can find yourself stuck between a rock and a hard place. Here's CNBC, Sharon Epperson. Christine Jospehovitz knows how to mind the business. (

美国国家公共电台 NPR Yoko Ono Joins John Lennon With Credit Line For Writing 'Imagine'

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: And here's one more item for your gender politics file. For nearly 50 years, credit for this song - Imagine - has gone to one writer - John Lennon. That changed this week. The National Music Publishers Association announced that

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0317 - 央行为何叫停网络信用卡

Topic1 E-credit card is HaltedThe People's Bank of China issued a statement on Friday that halted virtual credit card products and face-to-face payment services, including QR code payments, ruling that this line of business was too risky. According t

Amendment to Letter of Credit

Amendment to Letter of Credit 修改信用证 (1) Dear Sirs, Letter of Credit No.3524 issued by the Bank of New South Wales has duly arrived. On perusal, we find that transhipment and partial shipment are not allowed. As direct steamers to your port

货币英语 09 Authorized User Accounts Ignored in Credit Sc

By Elizabeth Carlassare. Todays topic is understanding whether adding an authorized user to your credit card will hurt your credit? Kabria e-mailed me with this question: I have good credit and my boyfriend has bad credit. If I make him an authorized

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UNIT FOUR QUOTATIONS, SALES LETTERS, FIRM OFFERS COUNTER OFFERS 报价、推销信、实盘及还盘 Ⅰ. Quotations 报价 A quotation is a promise to supply goods on the terms stated. It, however, is not legally binding as a firm offer if the selle

360个常见银行英语词汇（下）

to honor a cheque 兑付 to dishonor a cheque 拒付 to suspend payment 止付 cheque,check 支票 cheque book 支票本 order cheque 记名支票 bearer cheque 不记名支票 crossed cheque 横线支票 blank cheque 空白支票 rubber cheque 空头支

英国银行自拍就开户 业务一拍就搞定

不久的将来，劳埃德银行（Lloyds）的客户可以通过他们的智能手机或平板电脑上传自己的个人相片，以创建银行账户或是申请办理信用卡。 If you thought selfies were just for publicity-hungry celebrities

自拍也能开户 银行业务一拍就搞定

If you thought selfies were just for publicity-hungry celebrities and attention-seekers then think again. 如果你认为只有那些高调的社会名流和想吸引别人眼球的人才会自拍，那你就错了。不妨再好好想想。 Customer

S&P puts 15 euro zone nations on negative watch

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Standard and Poor's put 15 eurozone nations, including the area's six AAA rated countries, on CreditWatch negative on Monday due to deepening economic and political turmoil in the region, meaning there is 50 percent chanc

VOA标准英语10月-G-7 Nations Agree on Financial Action Plan

Finance ministers and central bank governors from seven major industrial economies met Friday in Washington and agreed on a five-point plan to stabilize global financial markets that this week experienced their biggest declines in 30 years. VOA's Ba

VOA双语新闻 - 七国财长行长制定稳定金融计划

Finance ministers and central bank governors from seven major industrial economies met Friday in Washington and agreed on a five-point plan to stabilize global financial markets that this week experienced their biggest declines in 30 years. 来自7个主

S&P Downgrades US Credit Rating for First Time

The credit rating agency Standard Poor's has downgraded the U.S. credit rating for the first time ever from the country's elite AAA status to AA-plus, with a negative outlook. In a statement late Friday, SP said it made the move because the deficit-r

Italy Faces Credit Rating Cut

A major financial services company says that Italy faces a significant chance of having its credit rating cut soon, but that it has no plans to downgrade France's top credit standing. Fitch Ratings said Tuesday it is confident that the 17-nation Euro

S&P Cuts Italy's Credit Rating

Standard Poors has cut Italy's credit rating, citing weak economic growth and political uncertainty. The credit rating agency cut Italy's rating one notch Monday - from A+ to A. SP said the country's shaky coalition government and differences in parl

French Coface says world growth to slow down in 2011

PARIS, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- French leading credit insurer Coface estimated on Monday that the world economy would slow growth to 3.4 percent in 2011 from 4 percent in 2010 with emerging（新兴的） economies still leading the growth while joint pre

US Faces Possible Credit Rating Downgrade

U.S. President Barack Obama and Congress are engaged in an intense rush to settle on a plan to raise the countrys borrowing limit beyond the current total of more than $14 trillion. It is an effort aimed at averting a possible default on the countrys