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Whatisitsplan?

Toreduceitsworkforceby5,000.

5.WhatdecisionshavebeenmadebyEU,theU.S.andCanadaafteracaseoffoot-and-mouthdiseasewasconfirmedinFrance?

EUhasimposedfurtherrestrictionsonthemovementoflivestock.

TheU.S.andCanadahaveissuedtemporarybansontheimportofanimalproducefromEU.

Tapescript:

1.CentralBankgovernorsfrommorethanadozencountrieshavebeenmeetinginHongKongtoday.OnesubjecttheylikelydiscussedistheoutlookfortheglobaleconomybecauseoftheU.S.slowdownandJapan'

sstrugglingrecovery.AnothertopictheymayhavediscussedishowtostrengthenfinancialmarketsinemergingeconomiesinAsiaandelsewhere.

2.AUnitedNations'

reportsaystheworldwidetotalofforeigninvestmentgrewbynearly40%lastyeartomorethan600billiondollars.ThereportbytheUNConferenceonTradeandDevelopment,UNCTADsaysmostofittookplacebetweendevelopedcountriesasbigcompaniestookoneanotherover.

3.TheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeshasapprovedacutinincometaxrates,thefirstpartofapackageoftaxcuttingmeasuresputforwardbyPresidentBush.Theincometaxreductionswillamounttonearly1trilliondollarsovertenyears.

4.Theworld'

slargestmakerofcomputerchips,Intel,hasannouncedjobcutsafterafallindemandforitsproducts.Intelsaiditexpecteditsrevenueinthefirstquarterofthisyeartofallbyaquarterthanthesameperiodlastyear.TheCalifornia-basedcompanyplanstoreduceits85,000-strongworkforceby5,000.

5.TheEuropeanUnionhasimposedfurtherrestrictionsonthemovementoflive-stockafteracaseoffoot-and-mouthdiseasewasconfirmedinFrance.TheUnitedStatesandCanadahaveissuedtemporarybansontheimportofallanimalproducefromEUcountries.

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1.Foreignexchangerates:

1dollar=1.733Germanmarks

=126.9Japaneseyen

1pound=1.624dollars

ShareIndex

DowJones（upto）6,783（+45）

London’s100（upto）4,390（+20）

Nikkieclosed

2.ShareIndex:

DowJones10,116（+96）

StandrdandPoor’s5001,254（+6）

NASDAQ:

（-1.5%）

3.ShareIndex:

DowJones8,094（-66）

NASDAQ1,662（-3）

FT100（-36）

CACQuarante（-33,-1%）

DAX（-1%）

4.Mostactivestocks:

CableandWirelessHKTup$0.45

HSBCdown$0.50

Hutchisondown$0.50

ShanglongkaiPropertyup$2.25

ChinaTelecomdown$1.50

ChangKongdown$0.25

PacificCenturyCyberworldsdown$0.10

CCTTelecomdown$0.275

NewWorldCyberBasedown$0.075

HanongHoldingsdown$0.25

Goldprices:

HongKonggold:

HK$2,670

Londongold:

US$289

5.Earnings:

PhilipsElectronics（lastyear）:

$2.4billion（$300million）

RoyalDutchShell（4thquarter）:

$3.6billion

ElectronicDataSystems（4thquarter）:

$0.70pershare（$0.02up）

Tapescripts:

1.ThedollaristradingatoneGermanmarkseventy-threepointthreeandat126.9Japaneseyen.Thepoundbuysonedollarsixty-twopointfour.InNewYork,theDowShareIndexclosed45higherat6,783.EarlierLondon'

s100ShareIndexended20higherat4,390.InTokyo,theNikkeiShareIndexisclosedforaholiday.

2.TheDowJonesIndustrialAverageclosedup96pointsat10,116.TheStandardandPoor'

s500Indexgained6pointstocloseat1,254.ButtheNASDAQIndexlost1.5%ashightechnologyandInternetstockswerebattered.

3.RightnowtheDowisdownanother66pointsat8,094;

theNASDAQCompositedown3pointsat1,662.TurningtoEurope'

smajormarkets:

Londonstockswerehitbyawaveofprofittakingafterfivestraightrecordcloses;

theFT100Indexdown36points;

Parisseeinglossesaswell,theCACquarantedown33pointsor1%;

andFrankfurt'

sDAXalsofell1%afterbrieflymovingintorecordterritory.

4.TheHangSengIndexcloseddown89pointsat3,521.Theturnoverwas7.71billiondollars.Nowlookatthetenmostactivestocks.CableandWirelessHKTup45cents,HSBCholdingsdown50cents,Hutchisondown50cents,ShanglongkaiPropertyup$2.25,andChinaTelecomdown$1.50,ChangKongup25cents,PacificCenturyCyberworldsdown10cents,CCTTelecomdown27.5cents,NewWorldCyberspacedown7.5cents,andHanongHoldingsdown25cents.TheHangSengIndexfutureforNovemberandDecemberwerealldown.HongKonggoldclosedat2,670HongKongdollars,andLondongoldistradingat289U.S.dollars.

5.ConsumerelectronicsmakerPhilipsElectronicsreportedalowerthanexpectedprofitforlastyear.Thecompanymadeabout$2.4billion,morethan$300millionbelowestimates.OilcompanyRoyalDutchShellposteditsearnings.Itmaderoughlya$3.6billionprofitforitsfourthquarter.ThatwasessentiallyinlinewithStreetexpectations.ElectronicDataSystemsalsoreporteditsfourthquarternumberslastnight.Itposteda70-centprofitpershare,twocentsbetterthanexpectations.

PartIINewsreports

Summary:

ThisnewsreportisaboutForbes'

s"

Super100Global"

list.

Answerthequestions:

1.WhichofthefollowingcorporationsarethetopfiveonForbes'

slist?

Marktheirranks.

2Citigroup

nonewereincludedbecausemosthavelittle,ifany,profits--atleastnotyet.

ThisnewsreportgivesusageneralpictureoftheU.S.stockmarket.Italsopresentssomeanalysts'

viewsonthemarket.

Statements:

1.TheDowJonesIndustrialAveragewentuplessthanonepercent,to10,546.

2.AnanalystsaidthatsalesgrowthatIntelcouldbestrongerthanexpected.

3.Retailstocksgainedonstronger-than-expectedsalesbecauseoftheThanksgivingholidayshoppingseason.

4.Salesofexistinghomesfellasteep3.9%inOctober,theirsecondmonthlydecline.

5.AccordingtoinvestmentstrategistAlanSkrainka,thisisaverygoodentrypointforalong-terminvestortogetintothemarket.

U.S.stockpricesweremixedonMonday,withthe"

blue-chips"

inarallymode.Butvolumewasonlymoderateafteraholiday-shortenedweeklastweek,showinglingeringuncertaintyamonginvestors.

TheDowJonesIndustrialAveragewentup75points,lessthanonepercent,to10,546.TheS&

P500Indexgained7points.ButtheNASDAQCompositebackedoffanearlyrally,takingalossofalmostonepercentonweaknessinselectedtechnologystocks.

TheDowIndustrialsactuallygotaboostfromtheirtechnologycomponents.SharesofInteltradedhigherafterananalystsaidsalesgrowthattheleadingcomputerchip-makercouldbestrongerthanexpected.Microsoftstockalsoedgedhigher.

Retailstocksgainedonstronger-than-expectedsalesovertheThanksgivingweekend,astheholidayshoppingseasongotunderway.

However,analystscautiontheretailpictureisstillcloudedbecausemanystoresofferedbargainstoattractshoppers.ExpertsworrythathigheroilpricesandinterestrateswillmakethisalessthanmerryChristmasseasonforU.S.merchants.

ThelatestontheU.S.economypointstoslowergrowth.Salesofexistinghomesfellasteep3.9percentinOctober,theirsecondmonthlydecline.

Manyanalyststhinkuncertaintyovertheeconomymakesitincreasinglylikelythatthemajorstockaverageswillcloselowerfortheyear.ButinvestmentstrategistAlanSkrainkasaysthelonger-termlooksbetter.

"

Noonecanguesswhatwillhappentothemarketoverthenextmonth.Butoverthelong-term,wethinkthemarketlooksverygood.Ifyou'

realong-terminvestor,thisisaverygoodentrypointforgettingintothemarketbecausethisiswhatyou'

vebeenwaitingfor.Allthefearanduncertaintyinthemarketplaceissettingusupforsomeverygoodvaluesinthemarket."

PartIIIVoicemailmaycostcompany’sbusiness

JudJessup（TakeCareHMO）:

…personalizedservice…”highservice”…gettingarecording…efficient…costeffective…

…individualproblems….

StanleyPlogue（PlogueResearch）:

…afourth…letout…voicemailsystem…givenup…

Sandyhale（PacificBell）:

…bottomline…costs…moreefficient…customerserviceoperations…avaluabletool.

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3.Fiveyearsago,peoplewerewaryofvoice-mail.

4.TakeCareusedafunnyvoice-mailmessageinitsadvertisements.

6.Voice-maildecreasescontactbetweencustomersandcompanies.

7.Theproblemisnotthetechnology,butthevoice-mailmenus.

PartIVBusinessjargon

1.…languageshorthand….

2.…overusebusinessjargon…anegativeeffect…

3.…alowopinion…managementjargon…athird…alackofconfidence…oneinfive…untrustworthy…coversomethingup.

4.…aneffectiveboss…caneasilyunderstand…ofmanagementjargon.

1.T2.T3.F4.F5.F

1.blue-skythinking:

imaginenewordifferentwaysofdoingthings

2.getourducksinarow:

haveeverythingarrangedefficiently

3.braindump:

telleverythingyouknowaboutaparticularsubject

4.thinkoutsidethebox:

becreativeinhowyouthinkaboutproblems

5.thehelicopterview:

anoverview

6.aheadsup:

awarning

7.that’sarealno-brainer:

that’ssimple