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７月の米建設支出、前月比0.6%減 ８月米ISM製造業景況指数は49.9に低下
Construction Spending Drags; Manufacturing Activity Ebbs (WSJ.com)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. construction spending fell 0.6% in July amid continued weakness in home building. Separately, a reading on U.S. manufacturing showed a slight contraction for August, but also easing inflation.
Total construction spending decreased by 0.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.084 trillion, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. June spending rose by 0.3%; originally, the government said spending that month fell 0.4%.
The 0.6% decrease in July outlays was bigger than projected. Wall Street had expected construction spending for the month would decline by 0.5%. It was the biggest decrease since a 0.9% drop in February.
to drag: 低調に推移する
to ebb: 縮小する
contraction: 縮小
米共和党大会、グスタフの勢力弱まりイベントに焦点 大統領は衛星中継で演説へ
GOP Shifts Focus to Convention As Hurricane Gustav Recedes (WSJ.com)
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Republicans swung their convention back on a political track Tuesday after a pause for Hurricane Gustav, giving President Bush an abbreviated slot for a televised address promoting John McCain's candidacy for the White House. Former Democrat Joe Lieberman and TV star and former Sen. Fred Thompson got prominent roles.
The president's brief appearance appeared to be the middle ground between giving Bush a major convention assignment and shutting him out entirely. Asked if convention planners said Bush should not come, press secretary Ms. Perino said, "I wouldn't put it that way. We were in touch with them, and we were trying to figure out what would work best for them and what would work best for the president."
Sen. McCain's little-known running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, provided an unwelcome convention distraction a day earlier with the announcement that her unmarried 17-year-old daughter is pregnant and that a private attorney has been retained to represent the governor in an investigation into the dismissal of the state public safety commissioner. The revelations raised questions about whether Ms. Palin's background was fully explored before she was picked.
abbreviated slot: 短縮された時間枠
asked if: （if以下）の質問に対しては
revelation: 新事実
鉄鉱石メーカーは鉄鋼メーカーに、鉄鋼メーカーは鉄鉱石メーカーに
Miners Seek to Cash In On Steel Industry Demand (WSJ.com)
The global scramble for raw materials is changing the shape of the world's steel industry: Iron-ore miners are becoming steelmakers, and steelmakers are becoming ore miners.
In an effort to gain independence from the mining giants that control the world's iron ore and have raised prices more than 80% this year alone, a growing number of steelmakers are shopping for their own iron-ore mines. Meanwhile, several ore miners are seeking to cash in more directly on the world's growing demand for steel.
"The main difference between now and, say, 10 years ago is that there is no excess capacity in ...
in an effort to do: ～する目的で
仏ガス公社GDFスエズ、米電力ファーストライト買収に合意
GDF Suez to Buy FirstLight of U.S. (WSJ.com)
PARIS -- GDF Suez SA said Tuesday that it agreed to buy U.S. electricity company FirstLight Power Enterprises Inc. from private-equity firm Energy Capital Partners to ensure that it has enough power-generation capacity of its own to serve a growing customer base in North America.
Financial terms weren't disclosed. People familiar with ...
power-generation capacity: 発電能力
グルジア問題、EU首脳がロシアへの制裁見送り
EU Leaders Put Off Moves to Pressure Moscow (WSJ.com)
The European Union pledged Monday to help Georgia recover from Russia's continuing military intervention, but fears over Europe's dependence on Russia for energy and of splitting the EU prevented moves to pressure Moscow.
As hundreds of thousands of Georgians protested in the streets of Tbilisi against the presence of Russian troops, the EU's emergency summit in Brussels produced condemnation of Russia's actions in Georgia and of its decision to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two separatist territories in Georgia, as independent.
"The question is, what does Russia want?" said French President Nicolas Sarkozy at a postsummit press conference. He said ...
military intervention: 軍事介入
to produce condemnation of: ～に対し強く非難する
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