英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-09-04
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And national account's figures out today are expected to show weak economic growth in the last quarter. Economists 1 surveyed by Bloomberg are forecasting gross domestic product to have grown by half of a percent in the three months to the end of June. Now that will put the annual rate of economic growth significantly below average at 2.4%.
Technology giant Microsoft is buying Nokia's struggling mobile phone business in a deal worth around 8 billion dollars.
The Finnish company says the deal is the best path forward for Nokia and its shareholders 2.
“The Nokia board of directors believe that this transaction creates significant economy value to our shareholders. We expect it will be significantly creative earnings 3. It will equally strengthen our financial position. And it will provide a solid basis for future investment in Nokia's continuing businesses.”
Let's go to the markets.
And the Dow closed 24 points higher. The Nasdaq up 23. The S&P 500 7 points up. And in London overnight, the FTSE closed 38 points weaker.
To commodity prices.
West Texas Crude is trading at 109 US dollars a barrel. Tapis Crude is 121 US dollars a barrel. And gold is 1413 US dollars an ounce. The Australian dollar is buying 91 US cents, 69 Euro cents and 58 pence sterling 4.
n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )
- The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
- Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )
- The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
- the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任
n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得
- That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
- Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。