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Unit 3 World News: Econo mic Developme nts
Part I Warming up
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1.Whohave been meeting in Hong Kong today to discuss the outlook for
the global economy
Cen tral Bank gover nors from more tha n a doze n coun tries.
2.What does UNCTAD say about the worldwide total of foreign investment
It grew by 40% last Year to more than 600 billio n dollars.
3.Whohas approved a cut in in come tax rates
The Un ited States House of Represe ntatives.
4.Whohas announ ced job cuts after a fall in dema ndfor its products In tel What is its pla n To reduce its workforce by5,000.
5.What decisions have been made by EU, the U.S. and Canada after a case
of foot-a nd-mouth disease was con firmed in France
EU has imposed further restricti ons on the moveme nt of livestock.
The U.S. and Can ada have issued temporary bans on the import of an imal produce from EU. Tapescript:
1.Cen tral Bank gover nors from more tha n a doze n coun tries have bee n meet ing in Hong Kong today. One subject they likely discussed is the
outlook for the global economy because of the U. S. slowdown and Japan's struggli ng recovery. Ano ther topic they may have discussed is how to strengthen financial markets in emerging economies in Asia and elsewhere.
2. A United Nations' report says the worldwide total of foreign investment grew by nearly
40%last year to more than 600 billion dollars. The report by the UNConference on Trade and Development, UNCTADays most of it took place between developed countries as big companies took one another over.
3. The Un ited States House of Represe ntatives has approved a cut in in come tax rates, the first part of a package of tax cutting measures put forward by Preside nt Bush. The in come tax reduct ions will amount to n early 1 trillion dollars over ten years.
4. The world's largest maker of computer chips, In tel, has announ ced job cuts after a fall in dema nd for its products. In tel said it expected its reve nue in the first quarter of this year to fall by a quarter tha n the same period last year. The Califor ni a-based compa ny pla ns to reduce its 85,000-stro ng work force by 5,000.
5. The Europea n Union has imposed further restrictio ns on the moveme nt of live-stock after a case of foot-a nd-mouth disease was con firmed in
Fran ce. The Un ited States and Can ada have issued temporary bans on the import of all ani mal produce from EU coun tries.
Foreig n excha nge rates:
dollar = Germa n marks
=Japa nese yen
pound = dollars Share In dex
Dow Jon es (up to) 6,783 (+45)
closed 2.
Share In dex:
NASDAQ: 3.
Share In dex:
Dow Jones 8,094 ( - 66 ) NASDAQ
1,662 (- 3 )
1. Lon don' s 100
(up to) 4,390_(+20)
Nikkie Dow Jones
10,116 (+96)
Sta ndrd and Poor
1,254
(+6)
%)
100
FT100 (-36 )
CAC Quara nte ( -33, -1% ) DAX ( -1% ) 4. Most active stocks: Cable and Wireless HKT up $ HSBC dow n $ Hutchis on dow n $ Sha nglon gkai Property up $ China Telecom
dow n $ Chang Kong dow n $ Pacific Cen tury Cyberworlds dow n $ CCT Telecom dow n $ New World CyberBase dow n $ Hanong Hold ings Gold prices: Hong Kong gold: London gold: 5. Earnin gs: dow n $ HK$ 2,670 US $ 289 Philips Electro nics (last year): $ billio n ($ 300_millio n)_ ___
Royal Dutch Shell (4 th quarter): $ billio n Electro nic Data Systems (4 th quarter): $ per share ( $ up) Tapescripts: 1. The dollar is trading at one Germanmark seventy-three point three at Japanese yen. The pound buys one dollar sixty-two point four. In York, the DowShare In dex closed 45 higher at 6,783. Earlier Lon do n's Share In dex ended 20 higher at 4,390. In Tokyo, the Nikkei Share In dex
is closed for a holiday.
2. The Dow Jones In dustrial Average closed up 96 poi nts at 10,116. The
and New
Standard and Poor's 500 Index gained 6 points to close at 1,254. But the NASDAQndex lost %as high tech no logy and In ternet stocks were battered.
3.Right now the Dow is down another 66 points at 8,094; the NASDAQ Composite down 3 points at 1,662. Turning to Europe's major markets: London stocks were hit by a wave of profit tak ing after five straight record closes; the FT 100 In dex dow n 36 poin ts; Paris see ing losses as well, the CACquarante down 33 points or 1%; and Frankfurt's DAXalso fell 1% after briefly moving into record territory.
4.The Hang Seng In dex closed dow n 89 points at 3,521. The tur no ver was
billion dollars. Nowlook at the ten most active stocks. Cable and Wireless
HKT up 45 cents, HSBC holdi ngs dow n 50 cents, Hutchison dow n 50 cents, Shanglon gkai Property up $, and China Telecom dow n $, Chang Kong up 25 cents, Pacific Century Cyberworlds down 10 cents, CCTTelecom down cents, NewWorld Cyberspace down cents, and Hanong Holdings down 25 cents. The Hang Seng Index future for Novemberand Decemberwere all down. Hong Kong gold closed at 2,670 Hong Kong dollars, and London gold is trading at 289 . dollars.
5.Con sumer electr onics maker Philips Electro nics reported a lower tha n
expected profit for last year. The companymadeabout $ billion, more than $300 million below estimates. Oil company Royal Dutch Shell posted its
earnings. It maderoughly a $ billion profit for its fourth quarter. That was essentially in line with Street expectations. Electronic Data Systems also reported its fourth quarter numbers last night. It posted a 70-cent profit per share, two cents better tha n expectati ons.
Part II News reports
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Summary:
This n ews report is about Forbes's "Super 100 Global" list.
An swer the questi ons:
1.Which of the following corporations are the top five on Forbes's list Mark their ran ks.
2Citigroup
4HSBC Banking Compa ny
--BP-Amoco
5Daimler-Chrysler
1 Gen eral Electric Corporati on
n Microsoft
3Bank of America
2.How are the compa nies ran ked
The compa nies are ran ked with a composite formula, which in cludes total ___________________ sales, profits, assets and market capitalization, or the total value of their stock.
3.How are the 100 companies distributed
46 in the Un ited States, 54 in Europe and Japa n.
4.Why were none of the In ternet-related firms in cluded in the list
Because most of the Internet-related firms have little or no profits so
far._
Tapescripts:
For the second year in a row, the General Electric Corporation is ranked nu mber one in an annual survey of the 100 most powerful corporati ons in the world.
The survey, compiled and published by Forbes bus in ess magaz ine, shows
General Electric of the United States ranked number one, followed in
second and third place by the U.S. banking and financial services giants
Citigroup and Bank of America. In fourth and fifth place are the
British-based HSBC Banking Compa ny and Daimler-Chrysler, the
Germa n-America n auto-compa ny. The compa nies are ran ked with a composite
formula, which in eludes total sales, profits, assets and market capitalization, or the total value of its (their) stock. What the magazine
calls its "Super 100 Global" list are 46 compa nies based in the Uni ted
States and 54 in Europe and Japa n.
Mike Ozanian, the Forbes editor who compiled the list, says there is a growing trend of international mergers and acquisitions, citing companies such as Daimler-Chrysler and BP-Amoco, the An glo-America n Oil Compa ny.
Mr. Ozanian says that despite the huge capitalizations of many
In ternet-related firms, none were in cluded because most have little, if
any, profits -- at least not yet.
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Summary:
This n ews report gives us a gen eral picture of the U.S. stock market. It
also prese nts some an alysts' views on the market.
Stateme nts:
1.The Dow Jones In dustrial Average went up less tha n one perce nt, to 10,546.
2.An analyst said that sales growth at Intel could be stronger than expected.
3.Retail stocks gained on stron ger-tha n-expected sales because of the
Than ksgi ving holiday shopping_season. __________
4.Sales of existing homesfell a steep %in October, their second monthly
decli ne.
5.According to investment strategist Alan Skrainka, this is a very good
entry point for a Iong-term investor to get into the market.
Tapescript:
U.S. stock prices were mixed on Mon day, with the "blue-chips" in a rally mode. But volume was on ly moderate after a holiday-shorte ned week last week, show ing lin geri ng un certa inty among inv estors.
The DowJones In dustrial Average went up 75 poin ts, less tha n one perce nt,
to 10,546. The S & P 500 In dex gai ned 7 poi nts. But the NASDAQ Composite backed off an early rally, taking a loss of almost one percent on weakness
in selected tech no logy stocks.
The DowIn dustrials actually got a boost from their tech no logy comp onen ts. Shares of In tel traded higher after an an alyst said sales growth at the leadi ng computer chip-maker could be stro nger tha n expected. Microsoft stock also edged higher.
Retail stocks gained on stro nger-tha n-expected sales over the
Than ksgi ving weeke nd, as the holiday shopp ing seas on got un derway.
However, analysts caution the retail picture is still clouded because many stores offered barga ins to attract shoppers. Experts worry that higher
oil prices and in terest rates will make this a less tha n merry Christmas
seas on for U.S. mercha nts.
The latest on the U.S. economypoints to slower growth. Sales of existing homes fell a steep perce nt in October, their sec ond mon thly decli ne.
Many an alysts thi nk un certa inty over the economy makes it in creas in gly likely that the major stock averages will close lower for the year. But in vestme nt strategist Ala n Skrai nka says the Ion ger-term looks better.
"No one can guess what will happe n to the market over the n ext mon th. But over the Ion g-term, we thi nk the market looks very good. If you're a
Iong-term investor, this is a very good entry point for getting into the
market because this is what you've been waiting for. All the fear and uncertainty in the marketplace is setting us up for somevery good values in the market."
Part III Voice mail may cost compa ny ' s bus in ess
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Jud Jessup (TakeCare HMO): …personalized service …” high
service ”…getting a recording …efficient …cost effective …
…in dividual problems ….
Stanley Plogue (Plogue Research) : …a fourth …let out …voice mail
system …given up …
Sandy hale (Pacific Bell) :… bottom line …costs …more
efficient …customer service operatio ns …a valuable tool.
B
1. T
2. T
3. F
4. F
5. T
6. F
7. F
8. T 9. T 10. T
C
3.Five years ago, people were wary of voice-mail. _________________
4.TakeCare used a funny voice-mail message in its advertiseme nts.
6.Voice-mail decreases con tact betwee n customers and compa nies.
7.The problem is not the tech no logy, but the voice-mail menus.
Part IV Busin ess jarg on
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1.…language shorthand ….
2.…overuse bus in ess iarg on …a n egative effect …
3.…a low opinion …management iargon …a third …a lack of
con fide nee …one in five …un trustworthy …cover someth ing up.
4.…an effective boss …can easily understand …of management iargon.
B
1.T
2. T
3. F
4. F
5. F
C
1.blue-sky thinking: imagine new or different ways of doing things ______________________
2.get our ducks in a row: have everything arranged efficiently ______________________
3.brain dump: tell everything you know about a particular subject _______________________
4.think outside the box: be creative in how you think about problems
5.the helicopter view: an ov ________________
6. a heads up: a warning
7.that ' s a real no -brainer: that ' s simple。