Unit one credit rating crisis 信用危机
1.1 pressured by white house, treasury secretary is expected to
stay at post
1.2 moody’s cuts japan’s rating one notch, citing its giant
debt
1.3 europe scrambles to ease greek debt crisis
1.4 debt bill is signed, ending a fractious battle
1.5 s.p. downgrades u.s. long-term debt
Unit two international investment 国际投资
2.1 chasing rare earths,foreign companies expand in china
2.2 exxon reaches arctic oil deal with russians
2.3 europe approves microsoft purchase of skype
2.4 russia becomes a magnet for u.s. fast-food chains
Unit three consumption 消费
3.1 china aims to rein in car sales
3.2 airlines focus rewards on those who pay more
3.3 an online answer to the dvr
3.4 mobile deals set to lure shoppers stuck in line
Unit four banking 银行业
4.1 bank of america sells stake in china construction bank
4.2 large banks in europe struggle with weak bonds
4.3 european central bank buys bonds to reassure the markets, to
little avail
4.4 group of 7 will meet to address debt issue
Unit five employment 就业
5.1 obama challenges congress on job plan
5.2 bank of america confirms plan to cut 30,000 positions
5.3 u.s.posts stronger job growth in july
5.4 greeks move to slash state jobs for 30,000