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发帖数: 29846 | 1 By Ylan Q. Mui, Published: September 12
College graduates are the fastest-growing group of consumers who have filed
for bankruptcy protection in the past five years, according to a new study
by a financial nonprofit, which underscores the broad reach of the Great
Recession.
The survey by the Institute for Financial Literacy, slated for release
Tuesday, found that the percentage of debtors with a bachelor’s degree rose
from 11.2 percent in 2006 to 13.6 percent in 2010. The group tracked
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发帖数: 29846 | 2 http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-09-06/business/41816402
Unemployment dips to 7.3 percent, but only 63% of Americans are in labor
force
By Ylan Q. Mui and Amrita Jayakumar,September 06, 2013
Americans are participating in the workforce at the lowest level in 35 years
, according to government data released Friday, as lackluster job growth
fails to offset the droves of people who have given up looking for work.
According to the Labor Department, the economy added a disappointing 169,000
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发帖数: 6361 | 3 中国“吃货”拯救了差点崩盘的美国龙虾业
2017年03月21日 20:45听报道T中
小红莓岛仅住着70个居民，中国的人口则有14亿。《华盛顿邮报》的报道称，是世界经
济浪潮的变迁将这两者日益联系在一起——中国富有的中产阶层的兴起，恰逢缅因州龙
虾的大量繁殖，一个庞大而利润丰厚的市场由此形成
财新网/旁观中国 实习记者 王自励
中国人“爱吃”的名声早已远扬海外，不过最近，中国“吃货”的力量还是让外媒
们又狠狠惊叹了一把。
美联社报道称，2010年以前，大部分中国人对美国龙虾几乎闻所未闻。当时，披着
明亮红色外衣的大龙虾似乎只是中国餐桌上的“贵族”，不进寻常百姓家。但在2010年
，美国龙虾突然大举攻占中国市场，其进口额激增250%，达到740万美元左右。此后，
中国的龙虾进口量随之节节攀升。
（小编：这里说的可不是小龙虾（crayfish），而是大龙虾（lobster））
2016年，中国从美国进口的龙虾价值超过1.08亿美元，打破了2014年9020万美元的
纪录。在当年的进口量上，来自美国的龙虾同样创下历史新高，达到1400万磅以上，超
过了2015年的1310万磅。
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发帖数: 14194 | 4 美联储正式加息。
Federal Reserve raises key interest rate for first time in nearly a decade
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/12/16/federal-reserve-
likely-to-raise-interest-rates-for-first-time-in-nearly-a-decade/
Federal Reserve raises key interest rate for first time in nearly a decade
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By Ylan Q. Mui December 16 at 2:00 PM
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington
Post)
The Federal Reserve voted Wednesday to raise in... 阅读全帖 |
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