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米議会選挙、民主党有利 投票率アップと豊富な選挙資金、上院60議席確保できるかが焦点
Congressional Democrats to Benefit From Strong Turnout, Fund-Raising (WSJ.com)
WASHINGTON -- Democrats are looking to strengthen majorities on Capitol Hill, with a particular focus on achieving a 60-vote filibuster-proof margin of control in the Senate.
Tighter Democratic control would help the party push its top priorities, including an economic-stimulus package, help for labor-union organizers and an expansion of health-insurance coverage. But Congress must also grapple with a rising budget deficit that could crimp plans for new spending.
Democrats are benefiting this year from a strong fund-raising advantage and expected heavy voter turnout, especially among African-American voters and younger people. The party's fortunes have gotten a lift from the excitement generated by Barack Obama's historic run for the White House and from the strong discontent with President George W. Bush.
All 435 members of House are standing for election, as is one-third of the Senate. For Republicans, expectations are low. The party spent the final days of the campaign trying to save seats in states that were once solidly Republican and keep a conservative bulwark against a Democratic agenda.
turnout: 投票率
filibuster-proof: 議事進行を妨害されない
to crimp: ～を妨害する
米住宅差し押さえ防止策、構築に遅れ 次期政権にしわ寄せも
Homeowners Wait as Relief Plan Drags (WSJ.com)
WASHINGTON -- Disagreements over how to structure a federal foreclosure-prevention program are complicating and potentially delaying what is likely to be the Bush administration's last attempt to forestall sliding home prices.
The White House and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. are at odds over basic questions about the effort's size and breadth, several government officials said. The expectation that a new president could immediately redraw the design and scope of any plan has further delayed matters.
The FDIC has been developing a proposal, which some estimate could help between two and three million homeowners, designed to encourage banks to rework ...
federal foreclosure-prevention program: 米住宅差し押さえ防止策
to forestal:： ～を食い止める
to be at odds over: ～で対立する
米穀物メジャーADMの７－９月期、予想を上回るEPS1.61ドル ブラジルのエタノール市場への進出を計画
ADM's Profit Soars on Higher Selling Prices (WSJ.com)
Archer Daniels Midland Co. unveiled plans Tuesday to enter the Brazilian ethanol market, just as the economics of biofuel production in the U.S. are deteriorating.
ADM also leveraged its position as the world's largest grain processor by revenue to deliver sharply higher fiscal first-quarter earnings, blowing past analysts' expectations.
The U.S. company already has a global footprint in biofuels, producing corn-based ethanol in the U.S., soy-derived biodiesel in Europe and Latin America and fuel made from palm oil in Asia.
just as: ～と同時期に
to have a global footprint in: ～で世界的に展開している
soy-derived biodiesel: 大豆を原料とするバイオディーゼル
９月の米製造業新規受注、前月比2.5%減 ２ヶ月連続で減少 低迷する企業投資
Factory Orders Fall as Businesses Cut Back (NYTimes.com)
WASHINGTON —Factory orders dropped for a second consecutive month in September as businesses cut back on purchases of steel, computers and other equipment amid the economic downturn, the government said Tuesday.
The Commerce Department says factory orders dropped 2.5 percent from August, much worse than the 0.7 percent drop analysts expected. That was on top of a revised 4.3 percent decline in August.
Excluding autos and aircraft, orders fell 3.7 percent, the steepest drop since 1992, when the department began tracking sector-specific changes.
Orders for nonmilitary capital goods excluding aircraft, considered a good indication of business investment plans, fell 1.5 percent. That follows a 2.3 percent drop in August and indicates companies are cutting back on investments, probably because of the economic downturn and difficulty getting credit.
factory orders: 製造業受注
Commerce Department: 商務省
orders for nonmilitary capital goods excluding aircraft: 非国防資本財
米ブルー・マウンテン傘下ヘッジファンド、比較的良好な成績も解約請求が相次ぐ
Fund Firm Pays for Sins of Its Lesser Competitors (WSJ.com)
In a world hard up for cash, even hedge-fund winners can wind up losers. Such is the fate of major credit fund Blue Mountain Capital Management, whose investors have begun yanking investments despite the fund's performance this year, a modest 2.4% loss, compared with an average 20% loss across all funds.
Performance was largely beside the point for many Blue Mountain investors, who need access to cash. The perverse effect is that some investors have begun raiding their better-performing investments, giving the laggards a chance to recover.
Blue Mountain investors have since lined up to withdraw at least 25% of ...
to wind up: 結局は～になる
major credit fund: 主要投資会社
to yank investments: 投資資金を引き上げる
to raid: ～に手を付ける
UBSの７－９月期、５四半期ぶり最終黒字 第４四半期は業績悪化を予想
UBS Posts Third-Quarter Profit (NYTimes.com)
The Swiss banking giant UBS on Tuesday reported a third-quarter net profit but warned that the outlook for the rest of the year was gloomy, The New York Times’s David Jolly reported.
The bank, which is struggling to restore its business and reputation after it was mauled by the collapse of the U.S. mortgage market, reported net profit of 296 million Swiss francs ($252 million), compared with a year-earlier loss of 858 million francs. Operating income fell 38 percent to 5.6 billion francs.
The bank said clients continued to desert its wealth management business in the July to September period, with net outflows of 49.3 billion francs in the third quarter. Clients of its global asset management business withdrew a net 34.4 billion francs. But it said there had been some improvement in the businesses since the government bailout was announced. Shares of UBS have fallen about 60 percent this year. On Tuesday, they fell 4.3 percent in early Zurich trading.
gloomy: 悲観的な
wealth management business: 資産管理事業
government bailout: スイス政府による救済（公的資本注入）
※UBS reports third quarter profit of CHF 296 million: http://www.ubs.com/1/e/media_overview/media_global/releases.html?newsId=157233
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