日期：2012-12-29 US President Barack Obama says he is modestly optimistic that a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff is possible. 美国总统奥巴马称，他对避免财政悬崖持谨慎的乐观态度。 Mr Obama said Senate leaders were working to craft a bill that could win approval in bot... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-13 German luxury carmaker Porsche has said it has already beaten its annual record for most cars sold. 德国豪华汽车制造商保时捷称，今年年度汽车销量破纪录。 Porsche showed off its new Cayman at the LA motor show last month It sold 128,978 cars worldwide... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-13 European finance ministers have reached a deal on rules for supervising eurozone banks. 欧盟各国财政部长就管理欧盟各银行的规则达成一致意见。 Around 200 of the biggest banks will come under the direct oversight of the European Central Bank, which wil... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-11 Asia will wield more global power than the US and Europe combined by 2030, a forecast from the US intelligence community has found. 美国一家情报机构预测，2030年亚洲的全球影响力将超越美国与欧洲。 Within two decades China will overtake the US as the w... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-12-11 HSBC has confirmed it is to pay US authorities $1.9bn in a settlement over money laundering. 汇丰银行已证实，将向美国当局支付19亿美元洗钱罚款。 The UK-based bank was alleged to have helped launder money belonging to drug cartels and nations under US... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-27 Eurozone finance ministers and the IMF have reached a deal on an urgently needed bailout for debt-laden Greece. 欧元区各财政部长和国际货币基金组织就希腊财政援助问题达成一致意见。 They have agreed to cut debts by 40bn euros and have paved the way for... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-23 German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she doubts an agreement can be reached on the European Union's next budget at the summit taking place in Brussels. 德国总理安吉拉默克尔对欧盟峰会上达成下一个预算协议表示怀疑。 She spoke after negotiations on the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-16 Computer-maker Dell has seen its quarterly profit fall by 47% after it was hit by falling sales to both consumers and large companies. 电脑生产商戴尔第三季度利润下降47%，其向消费者与大公司销售的产品数量均告下跌。 The US group made a net profit of $4... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-16 Two of Asia's biggest tycoons are going head-to-head to take control of Singaporean conglomerate Fraser Neave (FN). 两位亚洲大亨将就新加坡企业星狮集团的控制权展开竞争。 A group led by Stephen Riady-chaired Overseas Union Enterprise (OUE) has launche... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-15 Japan's yen has fallen after Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said he was set to dissolve parliament and hold a snap election. 日本首相野田佳彦称将解散议会并提前选举，日元价格随之下降。 It fell as low as 80.83 yen against the US dollar, a six-and-a-hal... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-15 US President Obama has reiterated his call for high earners in the US to pay more in taxes, in his first news conference since winning re-election. 美国总统奥巴马连任后的首场记者招待会上，重申了美国高收入者缴更多税的号召。 He called for quick legisl... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-14 Profits at Cisco, the world's largest maker of networking equipment, have jumped, helped by increased sales and cost cutting measures. 销售量的增加以及成本削减措施帮助思科世界上最大的网络设备生产商，利润增长。 Net profit rose 18% to $2.1bn (1.3bn) i... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-14 Shares of Japan's Sharp have jumped, following media reports that the chip maker Intel could invest as much as 40bn yen) in the struggling manufacturer. 有媒体报道芯片生产商英特尔可能向夏普投资400亿日元，夏普股价因此上涨。 Its shares rose as much 9%... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-08 US President Barack Obama has returned with his family to Washington DC to face a bulging in-tray after winning a second term in office. 美国总统奥巴马获得连任之后已同他的家人返回华盛顿处理积压的工作。 Obama and his family flew back into the Washing... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-07 Asian markets were little changed as President Barack Obama was re-elected to a second term. 美国总统奥巴马连任对亚洲股市影响不大。 There are concerns whether Mr Obama and a Republican-dominated Congress will be able to negotiate a way to avoid the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-07 The first banknotes featuring the face of Nelson Mandela have gone into circulation in South Africa. 首批印有纳尔逊曼德拉头像的纸币开始在南非流通。 They are the first South African notes to bear the image of a black person - they replace notes with... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-06 Japan's Suzuki Motors will stop selling cars in the US. 日本铃木汽车将停止在美国市场的销售。 The firm said its focus on small cars and stringent（严厉的） US safety regulations had hurt its growth in the country. It added that a strong yen, which ma... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-02 迪斯尼公司宣布，将以40.5亿美元的总价收购《星球大战》系列电影的制作公司卢卡斯电影，并将于2015年推出该系列电影的第7集，之后还会有第8集，第9集。 Disney is buying Lucasfilm, the company behind the Star Wars films, from its chairman and founder George Lu... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-11-01 China Investment Corporation (CIC), the country's sovereign wealth fund, has bought a 10% stake in the firm that owns London's Heathrow airport. 中国国家主权基金，中国投资公司购入伦敦希思罗机场10%的股份。 Heathrow Airport Holdings other UK airports... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-10-30 Singapore Airlines has bought a 10% stake in Virgin Australia, as competition heats up in the Australian aviation market. 新加坡航空公司购买维珍澳洲航空公司10%的股份，澳洲航空市场竞争日趋激烈。 Singapore Air will spend A$105m ($108m; 68m) on the dea... 阅读全文>>