金融英语阅读：华尔街股市-袭击阴霾笼罩,道指跌178点,Nasdaq挫1.6%,标普500跌破千点(

时间：2008-05-13 01:40:28

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英文： Wall Street shares - Close lower on dollar weakness, terror warnings
Share prices closed near their lowest levels of the day as investors² behaved nervously³ in the face of a plummeting⁴ dollar and a new round of FBI warnings about possible terrorist attacks, dealers⁶ said.

The DJIA, with NYSE trading curbs⁷ in place, closed down 177.98 points at 9,253.79, a new closing low for the year to date.

The S&P 500 ended down 17.16 at 989.13 and the Nasdaq composite down 23. 82 at1,440.93.

Dealers said the major indices opened lower and spent most of the session in negative territory as today's options expirations lent a note of unpredictability to trading.

The selling remained orderly until around midday when the FBI warning reached the market, setting off feelings of panic.

Dealers said there were warnings about a possible new terror attack in Las Vegas over the upcoming US Independence Day holiday as well as possible plots to use fuel tankers⁸ to target Jewish institutions across the US and overseas.

One dealer⁵ noted⁹ that the threats were not seen as especially credible¹⁰, but they undermined sentiment nonetheless because investors have been exceptionally fragile and are having trouble sifting¹¹ through rumors¹².

In addition to the warnings, investors today also worried about the escalation¹³ of violence in the Middle East, weak corporate¹⁴ profits, and the growing crisis of confidence in corporate America.

"No one wanted to hold long positions going into the weekend," said one trader."

Dell closed up 5 cents at 23.98 usd after receiving a new upgrade from Salomon Smith Barney to "buy" from "neutral," noting the stock's valuation.

Qualcomm ended up 21 cents at 26.12 usd after the company said it now expects its third quarter EPS to meet or exceed the high end of its previously¹⁵ announced range of 21-23 cents, ahead of the First Call/Thomson Financial consensus¹⁶ of 22 cents.

IBM finished down 2.83 usd at 68.75 usd after Lehman Brothers reduced its estimates for the company's full-year earnings¹⁷ per share result.

Merck finished down 2.22 usd at 49.98 after a Wall Street Journal report raised questions about accounting¹⁸ methods used at its Merck-Medco unit to book revenues. The method, which is not used by several other top pharmaceutical¹⁹ companies, increased the company's revenues by several billions of dollars in 2001 along, according to the newspaper.

Shares of major wireless²⁰ players finished sharply lower after Moody's Investor¹ Service said it lowered the ratings for some companies to due to concerns about rapidly decelerating subscriber²¹ growth and industry competition, dealers said.

AT&T Wireless closed down 13 cents at 5.87 usd, Nextel Communications Inc down 26 cents at 3.16 usd, and Sprint²² PCS unchanged at 4.10.

Brokerages lost early gains to close lower despite a positive new research note from Merrill Lynch. JP Morgan ended down 39 cents at 32.99 usd, Goldman Sachs down 2.15 usd at 70.55.

MetLife closed up 1.15 usd at 29.72 after Morgan Stanley raised its rating on the stock to 'overweight' from 'equal-weight,' primarily due to the sharp decline in share price in recent weeks.

Xerox²³ closed up 1.12 usd at 8.97 after obtaining a new bank loan and after Standard & Poor's affirmed its 'BB-' corporate credit rating on Xerox Corp and related entities²⁴ and removed them from CreditWatch, where they were placed on April 18.

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1 investor
n.投资者，投资人
参考例句：
My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。 The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。

2 investors
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子 a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

3 nervously
adv.神情激动地，不安地
参考例句：
He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇，努力忍着不哭出来。 He paced nervously up and down on the platform.他在站台上情绪不安地走来走去。

4 plummeting
v.垂直落下，骤然跌落( plummet的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Prices are rising, falling, going up, going down, shooting up, plummeting, etc. 物价在上涨、下跌、上升、下落、猛然上涨、骤然下跌等。来自辞典例句 The enemy plane went plummeting into the sea. 敌机直直掉进海里。来自辞典例句

5 dealer
n.商人，贩子
参考例句：
The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那个商人为购买那幅画花了几个小时讨价还价。 The dealer reduced the price for cash down.这家商店对付现金的人减价优惠。

6 dealers
n.商人( dealer的名词复数 )；贩毒者；毒品贩子；发牌者
参考例句：
There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。 The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. 警察腐败，与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。

7 curbs
v.限制，克制，抑制( curb的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
In executing his functions he is not bound by any legal curbs on his power. 在他履行职务时，他的权力是不受任何法律约束的。来自辞典例句 Curbs on air travel were being worked out and would shortly be announced. 限制航空旅行的有关规定正在拟定中，不久即将公布。来自辞典例句

8 tankers
运送大量液体或气体的轮船[卡车]( tanker的名词复数 )；油轮；罐车；油槽车
参考例句：
They should stop offloading waste from oil tankers into the sea. 他们应当停止从油轮上往海里倾倒废弃物。 The harbour admits large tankers and freighters. 这个港口容得下巨型油船和货轮。

9 noted
adj.著名的，知名的
参考例句：
The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。 Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

10 credible
adj.可信任的，可靠的
参考例句：
The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。 Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

11 sifting
n.筛，过滤v.筛( sift的现在分词 )；筛滤；细查；详审
参考例句：
He lay on the beach, sifting the sand through his fingers. 他躺在沙滩上用手筛砂子玩。来自《简明英汉词典》 I was sifting the cinders when she came in. 她进来时，我正在筛煤渣。来自辞典例句

12 rumors
n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷
参考例句：
Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。来自《简明英汉词典》 Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。来自《简明英汉词典》

13 escalation
n.扩大，增加
参考例句：
The threat of nuclear escalation remains. 核升级的威胁仍旧存在。来自辞典例句 Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。来自辞典例句

14 corporate
adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的
参考例句：
This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。 His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

15 previously
adv.以前，先前（地）
参考例句：
The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。 Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

16 consensus
n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识
参考例句：
Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？ What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

17 earnings
n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得
参考例句：
That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。 Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。

18 accounting
n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表
参考例句：
A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。 There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

19 pharmaceutical
adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的
参考例句：
She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。 We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。

20 wireless
adj.无线的；n.无线电
参考例句：
There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。 Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。

21 subscriber
n.用户，订户；（慈善机关等的）定期捐款者；预约者；签署者
参考例句：
The subscriber to a government loan has got higher interest than savings. 公债认购者获得高于储蓄的利息。来自辞典例句 Who is the subscriber of that motto? 谁是那条座右铭的签字者？来自辞典例句

22 sprint
n.短距离赛跑；vi. 奋力而跑，冲刺；vt.全速跑过
参考例句：
He put on a sprint to catch the bus.他全速奔跑以赶上公共汽车。 The runner seemed to be rallied for a final sprint.这名赛跑者似乎在振作精神作最后的冲刺。

23 xerox
n./v.施乐复印机，静电复印
参考例句：
Xerox and Lucent are two more high-tech companies run by women.施乐和朗讯是另外两家由女性经营的大科技公司。 You cannot take it home,but you can xerox it.你不能把它带回家，但可以复印。

24 entities
实体对像；实体，独立存在体，实际存在物( entity的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Our newspaper and our printing business form separate corporate entities. 我们的报纸和印刷业形成相对独立的企业实体。 The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities. 北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。