澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-10-17

 So more finance news and the owner of Channel Nine is expected to meet creditors¹ again this morning to try to determine the future of the debt-ridden company. Nine Entertainment owes its lenders more than 3 billion dollars. Yesterday, Nine boss David Gyngelland and other executives met representatives of U.S. hedge funds Oak Tree and Apollo and the investment bank Goldman Sachs. The ABC understands there has been progress towards a resolution, but no final deal has yet been reached. 

 

The European Union has ordered Google to revise its privacy policy or face legal action. It says Google needs to give clearer guidance about what information it collects and for what purpose. Last March,Google consolidated² its 60 separate privacy policies into one single agreement. But the European Union's investigators³ say the agreement's far too general.

 

Let's take a look at the markets.

 

 

And the Dow is up 116 points. The Nasdaq leapt ahead 36 points. The S&P 500 gained 15. In London overnight, the FTSE got a boost of 65 points.

 

 

To commodity prices.

 

 

West Texas Crude is trading at 92 US dollars a barrel. Tapis Crude is trading at 120 US dollars a barrel. And gold is worth 1747 US dollars an ounce.

 

The Australian dollar is buying 103 US cents, 79 Euro cents and 64 pence sterling⁴.

1 creditors   

n.债权人，债主( creditor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 consolidated   

a.联合的

参考例句：

• With this new movie he has consolidated his position as the country's leading director. 他新执导的影片巩固了他作为全国最佳导演的地位。
• Those two banks have consolidated and formed a single large bank. 那两家银行已合并成一家大银行。

3 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 sterling   

adj.英币的(纯粹的，货真价实的)；n.英国货币(英镑)

参考例句：

• Could you tell me the current rate for sterling, please?能否请您告诉我现行英国货币的兑换率？
• Sterling has recently been strong,which will help to abate inflationary pressures.英国货币最近非常坚挺，这有助于减轻通胀压力。