日期：2012-08-31 Brazil's central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate to a record low of 7.5% in an attempt to reignite a stalled economic recovery. 巴西央行将基准利率降至7.5%，试图以此刺激停滞不前的经济。 The cut, from the previous level of 8%, in the main Sel... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-31 Global food prices have leapt by 10% in the month of July, raising fears of soaring prices for the planet's poorest, the World Bank has warned. 世界银行发出警告，七月份全球粮食价格上涨10%，激起了世界上贫困国家的恐慌。 The bank said that a US heatwav... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-30 China has signed a deal to buy 50 planes worth $3.5bn from Europe's Airbus. 中国与欧洲空客签署协议，将购买50架总值35亿美元的飞机。 The agreement is part of a slew of（大量的） trade deals signed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the start of a t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-28 Shares of Foxconn International Holdings, the world's biggest contract mobile phone maker, have slumped more than 8% after a dismal earnings report. 世界上最大的合约手机生产商，富士康国际因其惨淡的业绩导致股价下跌超过8%。 FIH posted a net loss of $2... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-27 Shares of Samsung Electronics have suffered their biggest fall in a single day in almost four years, after a US jury found the technology giant copied designs from Apple. 美国一家法院评审团判定三星剽窃了苹果的专利，造成三星股价一天之内暴跌至近四年以... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-26 Apple has become the most valuable company in American history. 苹果公司已经成为美国历史上市值最大的公司。 On Monday, its surging stock propelled the company's value to $623 billion, beating the record for market capitalization set by Microsoft Corp... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-25 As Facebook's share price continues to plummet, critics have accused Mark Zuckerberg of being 'in over his hoodie' and called for him to step down as CEO. 随着Facebook公司股价持续下跌，一些批评人士指责马克-扎克伯格能力有限，要求他卸任CEO职务。 Corpo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-25 英国一家名为This is Money的网站联合一家汽车网站对世界各国的油价分析对比后选出全球油价最低的十个国家，委内瑞拉以每升8便士（合人民币0.8元）的价格连续第二年居首，居民月度油费支出占月收入的2.73%。其余9个国家汽油价格由低到高分别为埃及、沙特阿拉伯、卡塔尔... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-24 Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel later as he seeks more time for Greece to make spending cuts. 希腊首相安东尼斯萨马拉斯将与德国总理安吉拉默克尔进行会晤，他将为希腊削减开支争取更多时间。 He will then trav... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-22 A study by the United Nations suggests the gap between the rich and the poor in much of Latin America is widening. 联合国的一项调查显示，拉美国家的贫富差距正在逐渐扩大。 The report by the UN Agency for Human Settlements says that the richest 20% of... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-21 Apple is now the most valuable company of all time, with a market value of approximately $623bn. 苹果公司成为有史以来最具价值的公司，市值大约6230亿美元。 The consumer gadget and computer maker has now surpassed Microsoft's record of $620.58bn set in... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-18 One of the founding fathers of the euro admits that some states may be forced to abandon the single currency, but insists Germany would be better off staying in. 欧元的创始人之一奥托马伊辛近日表示，一些欧元区国家可能被迫放弃这一单一货币，但他认为德... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-17 Facebook shares have fallen heavily as the first lock-up period ended. Facebook股价在首个禁售期结束的时候大跌。 Shares fell by 6.27% to $19.87 at close of trade in New York, down from $20.74 on Wednesday. About 271 million shares become eligible to... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-15 Brazil's government is set to inject up to $50bn into the economy over the next five years. 古巴政府将在未来五年内向市场中注入500亿美元资金。 The first part of the plan, to be announced on Wednesday, includes privatising about 14,000 kilometres of r... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-14 India's wholesale price index slowed again in July, rising 6.87%, which was lower than had been expected. 七月份印度批发价格指数再次放缓，增长6.87%，低于预期。 That figure is down from 7.25% in June and 7.55% in May. The slowing inflation was largel... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-14 Germany's economy grew 0.3% in the second quarter of the year, helped by exports and domestic consumption. 受出口以及国内消费的影响，第二季度德国经济增长0.3%。 Earlier, France announced its economy had recorded zero growth in the period, which was b... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-10 China's export and import growth slowed for the second straight month in July. 七月份中国进出口增长连续第二个月保持缓慢趋势。 Exports rose by 1% from a year earlier, down from 11.3% growth in June, amid slowing demand from key markets. Meanwhile, im... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-09 France's economy will fall back into recession this quarter, the country's central bank has predicted. 法国央行预测，法国经济将在本季度陷入衰退。 The Bank of France estimates that the economy will contract by 0.1% in July to September. It has alread... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-08 The Walt Disney Company has reported higher profits, driven by the success of films such as The Avengers. 《复仇者》等电影的成功促使迪斯尼公司盈利增加。 Net income for the three months to June rose 24% to $1.83bn from the previous year. We had a phe... 阅读全文>>

日期：2012-08-07 Intercontinental Hotels (IHG), the world's biggest hotelier, has reported a sharp jump in profits, thanks in part to increased sales in China. 世界上最大的旅馆经营公司，洲际酒店集团中国分部营业额猛增。 Pre-tax profit for the three months to the end... 阅读全文>>