VOA标准英语2012--DNC Protests Target Charlotte-based Companies in ‘Wall Street South’

DNC Protests Target Charlotte-based Companies in Wall Street South In Charlotte North Carolina, the protests are bigger and livelier than similar events at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, because protesters say this is where President Ob

VOA标准英语2012--After Sandy, Wall Street Closed for 2nd Day

After Sandy, Wall Street Closed for 2nd Day Major U.S. stock and bond markets were closed again on Tuesday, a day after Hurricane Sandy swept through New York City. The area around Wall Street was part of a mandatory evacuation zone, and with the sto

VOA标准英语2011--Occupy Wall Street Protesters Reflect US Diversity

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Reflect US Diversity Zuccotti Park, located in downtown New York City, is usually where bankers and traders from Wall Street would enjoy a quiet lunch. Recently, though, it has been taken over by people who are protestin

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The protest was in the news. Hundreds of protesters were living in a park near Wall Street. They had been there for three weeks. They planned to stay there for many more weeks. They marched on Wall Street. They carried signs. One sign said, Tax the g

VOA标准英语2011--'Occupy Wall Street' Movement Gains Size, Support

'Occupy Wall Street' Movement Gains Size, Support One month after the Occupy Wall Street protesters moved into New York City's Zuccotti Park, the movement has spread globally, and gained momentum at home. Inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement,

VOA标准英语2012--JPMorgan Trading Losses Prompts New Probe, Concerns About Wall Street

JPMorgan Trading Losses Prompts New Probe, Concerns About Wall Street Just days after JPMorgan Chase reported the loss, Jamie Dimon, the bank's embattled CEO, apologized to shareholders. This should have never happened. I can't justify it. Unfortunat

VOA标准英语2011--Occupy Wall Street Protests Highlight Rich-Poor Gap

Occupy Wall Street Protests Highlight Rich-Poor Gap The growing income gap between rich and poor is one of the reasons that activists from the Occupy Wall Street movement staged protests in New York, across the United States and in other nations in 2

VOA标准英语2011--Occupy Wall Street Protesters Hold 'Day of Action'

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Hold 'Day of Action' Two days after a court ruling closed the Occupy Wall Street encampment in New York, the protesters held a Day of Action -- not only in New York but other cities across the nation Thursday. The protes

VOA标准英语2011--Nurses, Unions Propose Wall Street Tax

Nurses, Unions Propose Wall Street Tax National Nurses United, a 165,000 member union, is leading organized labor in the United States in a challenge to Wall Street, its practices, and what the nurses call Wall Street's sway over politicians. The nur

VOA标准英语2011--Muslim Groups Back Occupy Wall Street Protesters

Muslim Groups Back Occupy Wall Street Protesters Scores of social and civic groups are backing the Occupy Wall Street protest movement around the world. At the site of the original Occupy demonstration in New York, a group of Muslims held Friday pray

每日一词【567】Main Street：普通民众

今天我们要学的词是Main Street。 Main Street, 在美国，不论大城市还是小城镇，通常会有一条主街叫 Main Street. 如今说起Main Street，一般泛指普通民众、工薪阶层和小企业主的利益，相对于Wall Str

Wall Street mixed ahead of earnings season

NEW YORK, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street traded mixed on Monday as investors(投资者) were cautious before the first-quarter earnings season and a series of uncertainties still lingered in the markets. The three major indexes wavered between gain

Wall Street rallies ahead of Memorial Day weekend

NEW YORK, May 27 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks expanded gains on Friday ahead of the long Memorial Day weekend as surging commodity prices overcame disappointing economic data. European Central Bank Governing Council member George Provopoulos said that Gre

Wall Street drops on 2-year bull anniversary

NEW YORK, March 9 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. stocks dropped on Wednesday, the two-year anniversary of the beginning of a bull market, as concerns(关于) of oil prices and Middle East unrest continued to weigh on investors' minds. U.S. crude oil price dipp

VOA标准英语2008年-US Presidential Candidates React to Wall Street

Both major U.S. presidential candidates and their running mates reacted Monday to the financial turmoil on Wall Street in the wake of the bankruptcy announcement from the investment bank Lehman Brothers. As VOA National correspondent Jim Malone repo

VOA标准英语2008年-Wall Street Rallies Despite Mixed Economic News

By Robert Raffaele Washington 02 May 2008 The U.S. Commerce Department says soaring prices for food, gas, and other everyday needs pushed consumer spending higher than expected Wall Street enjoyed an upswing Thursday, despite mixed economic news conc

VOA标准英语2011--'Occupy Wall Street' Protest Joined by L

'Occupy Wall Street' Protest Joined by Labor, Community Groups Anti-Wall Street protestors were joined Wednesday by labor unions and community organizers demonstrating in New York against what they see as economic injustice. The Occupy Wall Street pr

Occupy Activists Fail to Occupy Wall Street

Occupy Wall Street activists took their protest against social inequality and corporate greed to New Yorks Financial District Thursday, as police kept demonstrators from Wall Street itself. Minor skirmishes reported between protesters and police. Pol

Obama urges Congress to implement Wall Street reform

WASHINGTON, May 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to finish implementing Wall Street reform by finally putting in place banking rules he signed into law two years ago, in order to protect U.S. consumers and help th

Wall Street buoyed by Caterpillar earnings

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street held its strong gain to the last minute of trading on Monday, buoyed by strong earnings from Caterpillar and hopes on a concrete resolution to the European debt woes. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 1