澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-23（在线收听）

Stock markets around the world have fallen after the US president proposed sweeping new rules for Wall Street banks. Barak Obama's proposals could dramatically curtail the activities of American financial institutions, limiting their size and risk taking. 

Wall Street reacted badly to the news. The Dow closed more than 2% lower. The market was also dragged down by tech shares after a subsidiary of Google reported weak revenue. Uncertainty and the prospect of more regulation hit bank share prices in Europe as well. Britain's FTSE suffered its biggest weekly fall in nearly three months. The trend continued in the Asia. Japan's Nikkei slipped more than 2.5% in Friday trade. And the Australian dollar is buying 90 US cents, 55.9 British pence and 80.9 Japanese yen in the early Saturday trade.

The US president has weighed into the stash between China and internet company Google. Barack Obama says he is looking for answers from China over an alleged cyber-breach. Google threatened to withdraw from China after in a hacking attempt on the email accounts of human rights activists was reported

And Mcdonald's profits have jumped almost a quarter in the fourth quarter. The fast food giant’s attributing the upsides to stronger global sales.

And that’s ABC Business.