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Global stocks declined sharply Wednesday after another drop in oil prices prompted selloffs from Asia to New York. The Dow Jones Industrial index plunged more than 500 points at one point before cutting its losses in half as U.S. markets closed. The volatility and steep declines in stock futures reflect a growing sense of unease about the global economy.
What’s driving the recent market volatility? Analysts say it’s a combination of factors: the slowdown in China and the steep plunge in oil prices. We spoke with Dan Veru - chief investment officer at Palisade Capital – on Skype.
“Crude oil going lower has really sparked global fears of not just a recession in China but really a global slowdown," he said.
But the simpler explanation may be pessimism.
“CEOs today are feeling a lot less optimistic than they did just a year ago," said PriceWaterhouseCooper CEO Dennis Nally.
Nally says the accounting firm’s latest survey of business executives from over 80 countries shows about one in four believe the global economy is on the right track, compared with almost half just two years ago. Had they conducted the survey this year, the sentiment might have been worse.
“If we would have done the survey in the first two weeks of January, given the environment that exists today, it would even be worse, so it's not a pretty picture to say the least," he said.
And it’s a picture tarnished by the economic slowdown in China - according to New York Stock Exchange governor Peter Costa.
“You have to be very concerned whenever Chinese growth is lagging because that definitely has an effect on U.S. corporations and multi-nationals," he said. "There’s a lot of companies that do business with China and if their businesses cut back somewhat because of the slowdown in China, it definitely affects U.S. earnings."
Still, many believe the U.S. economy is resilient enough to weather the storm.
"We do see the risk of a recession as rather low, we put it at about 10 to 15 percent, which is pretty slim," said Standard and Poors' Beth Ann Bovino.
Dan Veru advises investors to look at the start of 2016 - as part of a larger picture.
“I believe ultimately we’ll look back on this period of time, whether it’s today or two weeks from now, that you could have made a lot of money - if you put your money to work into financial assets," he said.
【相關閱讀】英語六級聽力考試場景詞
creep 蔓延
inferior race 民族，次等種族
racist views 種族主義觀點
professional attainment 專業學識
underachievement 低成就
fit in 適應
exemplary 模範的
follow in the footsteps of sb. 步某人的後塵
be relegated to 被降到
segregated 被隔離的
be mired in… 陷入……
dropout rate 退學率
ethnic group 族群
presumption 傲慢，推測
campaign trail 競選遊說之行
remain marginalized 被排斥，邊緣化
undocumented worker 無證工人
would-be American 準美國人
criminal justice system 刑事司法/審判體系
short prison sentences 短期徒刑
capital punishment 死刑
take an eye for an eye 以眼還眼，以牙還牙
insanity plea 精神失常的'藉口
gas-powered car 天然氣動力汽車
rub shoulders with sb. 與某人為伍
nuclear-powered vacuum cleaners 核動力真空吸塵器
movie trailers 電影預告片
visceral 震撼心靈的
turn on a dime 事情很快會有變化
beverage 軟飲料
mom-and-pop 小型的
weak dollar 疲軟的美元
college-admissions war 大學聯考“戰爭”
elite 精英，中堅分子
prestige 威望，名譽
instructional approaches 教學方法
feedback 反饋
graduate school 研究生院
old-boy networks 老同學關係網
lighten up 放鬆，不要生氣
up to a point 不完全如此，在某種程度上
impose on sb. 施加影響於某人
rationalize our pushiness 不要一意孤行
self-denial 克己的，忘我的
dimming the lights 調暗燈光
a fraction of 一小部分
family-owned hotel 家族旅館
insulation 隔離(層)
slash 削減
carbon emission 碳排放
metric tons 公噸
profitability 贏利能力
drain 下水道，排水管
political agenda 政治議程
oilman 石油商
prototype 原型，標準，模範
zero-energy home 零能耗住宅
vice versa 反之亦然
scale down 按比例減少/縮小
utility bill 公共設施賬單
incandescent light bulbs 白熾燈燈泡
fluorescent lamps 熒光燈
residential building 居民住宅
ground-source heat pump 地緣熱泵
conventional fuel 常規燃料
jump-start the market 啟動市場
hot tubs 熱水浴缸
steel mills 軋鋼廠
an interconnected complex 相互連通的綜合設施
chemical process 化學工藝
competitive advantage 競爭優勢
mileage 英里數
household appliances 家用電器
white goods 大型家用電器
steel furnaces 鍊鋼爐
