CRI实用英语课堂 Unit 58 How to Use a Credit Card 使用信用卡

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The Credit Crunch 信贷紧缩

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英语口语大赢家Topic96:信用卡Credit Cards

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纯正英语一分钟-credit cards

Many years ago I read that credit cards were the thing of the future. Credit card companies were telling us that plastic would replace cash. Well, this hasnt happened. People are still using notes and coins. The Internet has increased the use of cred

2007-12-15, Secret History of the Credit Card (2)

Today, nearly 144 million Americans have credit cards and they are using their cards like never before, charging 1.5 trillion dollars last year alone. Credit cards have become a central part of the American Economy. I really cant say that I love my c

2007-12-27, Secret History of the Credit Card (4)

In 1996 another important Supreme Court decision open the door to bigger profits for the credit card industry and raft a new complaints from their customers. That decision Smiley.V Citibank. much like the Marquette decision before it. lifted the sta

2007-12-22, Secret History of the Credit Card (3)

According to McKinley, the key to understanding how credit cards are marketed lies in the great digital revolution, the amassing of data on American consumers. Well, there is a gold mine of information residing out there in these databases by the co

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

ECONOMICS REPORT - Many Americans Are Watching Their Credit

ECONOMICS REPORT - Many Americans Are Watching Their Credit Reports By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, August 19, 2005 I'm Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Economics Report. More and more Am

ECONOMICS REPORT - Changes in the Credit Card Industry

ECONOMICS REPORT - Changes in the Credit Card Industry By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, July 08, 2005 I'm Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The credit card was a revolution

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Egyptian economists are fretting, as the global economic crisis bites, hitting vital sources of government revenue, like tariffs from Suez Canal traffic. The canal authority reported that traffic for January was off by 22 percent, and that revenue w

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

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Rating Agency Downgrades US Credit Outlook

Standard and Poor's Ratings Services announced Monday that the United States continues to have a AAA [Triple-A] credit rating, but the rating agency lowered its long-term credit outlook for the U.S. government. SP cited U.S. budget deficits and gover

VOA双语新闻：法银行巨头出售资产应付信贷危机

French banking giant Credit Agricole says it will sell billions of dollars in assets to deal with subprime losses by its investment arm. The new financial blow adds to the economic worries in France, where the center-right government hopes to push th

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

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