"So when foreign companies start negotiating with local Chinese suppliers, they really press hard on the prices offered by those Chinese suppliers."

VOA: special.2010.06.18

A big increase is expected this year because of the economic crisis, combined with higher food prices.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

Food prices are high, and many people fled the capital with only the clothes they were wearing.

VOA: special.2010.04.13

Rising oil prices are also likely to be discussed, along with President Obama's plans to reduce America's reliance on foreign suppliers.

VOA: standard.2009.06.02

Hallways were lined with original classic art, subsidized cafeteria prices were low,and management gave you a free turkey each Thanksgiving holiday.

VOA: standard.2010.03.08

"You're not going to get more affordable than it is right now, with the combination of interest rates and the home prices.

VOA: standard.2010.03.02

With competition, experts expect prices to drop, making smartphones much more accessible to consumers around the world.

VOA: standard.2010.06.25

Prices were just going up and up, people were asking for anything they could get away with.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

After watching that video, we decided to start a business to provide them with fair prices,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.04

So it provides export companies with financial help to lower their prices on everything from grains and soybeans to dairy products and,in this case,cotton.

VOA: standard.2010.04.28

As a result many traders are stuck with stocks, and have suffered losses as prices of small stones have tumbled by nearly 30 percent since they bought them.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

Health Affairs editor Susan Dentzer says the rapid advance of information technology, along with declining prices, presents what she calls a spectacular opportunity in poor and middle-income nations.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

America's battered housing sector also got a dose of encouraging news, with a national index reporting a three percent jump in housing prices in the second quarter of this year.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

Officials from Vietnam, a leading export competitor with Thailand, predict prices will reach about This week the Philippines' National Food Authority offered almost $665 a ton for 600,000 tons of Vietnamese rice.

VOA: standard.2009.12.17

Last week saw positive U.S.economic news, with increases in home sales and housing prices, a jump in manufacturing activity, a drop in new jobless claims, and a new growth figure showing the economy shrinking far less than had been anticipated.

VOA: standard.2009.08.02