eBay

eBay [ 原文 ] Meg Whitman: It is incredibly unique, I mean, before eBay there was no way to connect businesses and individuals on a 24-7 basis in an efficient market to trade goods and services. Int

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This thirtieth trading week of 2012 comes to a close with investors sending stocks higher on Friday, betting the European leaders will act to get the regions debt crisis under control soon. Im Kristin Bianco, welcome to the Weekly Market Wrap for Fri

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Do You Pay Full Tuition As Your Roommate Pays Less? 你的大学学费比的舍友贵? From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. The problem Congressional Research Services reports that over the past 25 years, college fees rose almost

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The global financial crisis is said to be the worst since the Great Depression. It has contributed to the failure of key businesses and declines in consumer wealth in Africa and other parts of the developing world. In sub-Saharan Africa, there has be

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创业者需要记住的15句话 又到一年毕业季，面对现在高校毕业生惨淡的就业形势，一些毕业生选择了自主创业，为自己打工。下面是15句对创业者的忠告，你可以说给你打算创业的同学听听。

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A major conference, The 2015 Conference on Big Data Index of Culture and Entertainment Industry, was held on Friday in Beijing, during which awards were given to the most talked about TV series, online dramas, movies and variety shows in China. Stand

Apple posts strong quarterly earnings

SAN FRANCISCO, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Apple Inc. on Tuesday reported strong third fiscal quarter results that top analysts' expectations, citing strong iPhone and iPad sales. For its fiscal 2011 third quarter ended on June 25, Apple reported net income

China's fiscal revenue up 14.7 pct in Q1

BEIJING, April 13 (Xinhua) -- China's fiscal revenue in the first quarter of the year rose 14.7 percent from the same period last year to hit nearly 3 trillion yuan (475.81 billion U.S. dollars), the Ministry of Finance said Friday. The growth, thoug

Beijing tourism revenue up 15 pct during holiday

BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Beijing reaped 3.88 billion yuan (617.8 million U.S. dollars) in tourism revenue during this year's seven-day Spring Festival holiday, up 15 percent year on year, local authorities said Friday. China's capital city receiv

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WINDHOEK, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Although Ebola virus has been contained in some affected African countries, Air Namibia is counting its losses which are said to be at 50 million Namibian dollars (about 5 million U.S dollars). The airline's acting chief

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increase the state tax revenue (fiscal revenue)增加，财政收入 the value-added tax(VAT) 增值税 normal trade relations 正常贸易关系 policy bank 政策银行 separate administrative functions from enterprises management; separate adminis

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Apple reports record quarterly earnings

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China's Offline Retailers See Falls in Revenue

Based on a recent report by the China General Chamber of Commerce, the sales volume increase rate of the country's top 100 retailers has slowed down by 10 percent. However, while many offline giant retailers are seeing falls in revenue, online retail

HP quarterly profit plunges 90 percent

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) on Monday reported that its profit in the most recent quarter fell more than 90 percent with sales also declining. In the company's fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 ended Oct. 31, the company p

Microsoft quarterly earnings beat estimates

SAN FRANCISCO, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft Corp. on Thursday posted strong quarterly earnings in its fourth fiscal quarter, with profit and revenue beating expectations from Wall Street analysts. For the quarter ended June 30, the world's largest s

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This monster of a crocodile is Lolong. He's blamed to have killed two people in the southern Philippine town of Bunawan, and was captured after a three-week-long hunt in September last year. Measuring 6 meters and 17 centimeters or 20 feet and weighi

Microsoft quarterly results beat estimates

SAN FRANCISCO, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft Corp. on Thursday posted quarterly revenue and earnings that both beat analysts' expectations. In its fiscal 2011 third quarter ended on March 31, the software giant reported revenue of 16.43 billion U.S.

新西兰英语 483 Tax Avoidance

The Supreme Court today said that two orthopaedic surgeons owe the Inland Revenue more money. They each sold their medical practice to a company but they were the boss of the company. The company then employed them to do exactly the same job and paid