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By Tom Rivers London 22 January 2008 In trading Tuesday, European stock markets continue to react nervously to U.S. recession fears. For VOA, Tom Rivers reports form London. Having shed 5.5 percentage points on Monday and taking its cue from Asia, th

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 09 January 2008 A new U.N. report says the risk of global economic recession is rising. The report, by the U.N. Conference On Trade and Development, says international trade is expected to slow and the world economy to cool off

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By Deborah Block Washington 13 May 2008 As the price of gasoline continues to rise in the U.S., more Americans are buying smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. Others are holding on to their big cars, in hopes that gas prices will eventually go down

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World markets were mostly lower, amid news that Japan is the latest nation to slip into recession and projections of continued negative economic growth and higher unemployment in the United States. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman reports. Pede

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 02 April 2008 Israel is strengthening security on its home front in a sign of war jitters. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel is casting a wary eye toward Iran. Israel's security Cabinet has decide

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund expect the world economy to shrink this year for the first time since World War Two. As recently as January, the I.M.F. had predicted growth of

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Anchor: British Prime Minister David Cameron is painting an optimistic future for the country, calling on the people of the UK to show their resolve in a time of challenge. As CRI's UK correspondent Tu Yun reports, Cameron's comment comes following w