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日本時間早朝に旅客機がハドソン川に緊急着水しました。乗客155人全員の無事が確認されたそうです。今確認したNYの気温は-6℃、１人でもハドソン川に落ちていたらと考えると怖いですね。
米民主党、8250億ドル景気刺激策の詳細を発表 5500億ドルの投資と2750億ドルの減税
Democrats Unveil $825 Billion Stimulus Measure (WSJ.com)
WASHINGTON -- Democratic leaders in the House rolled out details of an $825 billion economic-stimulus package Thursday to combat what they called "a crisis not seen since the Great Depression," but economists disagree on its potential effectiveness, and the plan faces hurdles before becoming law.
Details of the two-year package, which includes $550 billion in spending and $275 billion in tax relief, likely will change as it works its way through a series of committees as well as the full House and Senate. Nonetheless, the document provides the first blueprint of how President-elect Barack Obama and Democratic congressional leaders plan to fight the downturn, which has wiped out two million jobs and could put a further three million to five million people out of work, according to a statement summarizing the proposal.
Democrats said they emphasized government spending over tax relief because that was the best and fastest way to create jobs, which they see as the most urgent goal. Rep. David Obey (D., Wis.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, said the package is "the largest effort by any legislative body on the planet to try to take government action to prevent economic catastrophe."
to roll out: ～を発表する
to work one's way through: 順番に～の審議を経る
legislative body: 立法機関
米SEC次期委員長、シャビロ氏 SEC機能強化と投資家保護に積極的な行動を約束
Obama's SEC choice promises aggressive action (The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President elect-Barack Obama's choice to head the Securities and Exchange Commission promised Thursday to revitalize the embattled agency's enforcement efforts and bring other changes to bolster investor protection.
With investors' confidence shaken in the financial crisis, Mary Schapiro said the SEC must be given the resources it needs to investigate and pursue "those who cut corners, cheat investors and break the law."
Schapiro also pledged at her Senate confirmation hearing to "re-engage" the SEC with investors, and to deepen the agency's commitment to investor protection, transparency and accountability. She is chief executive of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the securities industry's primary self-policing organization, and also has extensive experience as a government regulator in Washington.
enforcement effort: 法律の執行に向けての努力
to cut corners: 手を抜く
to re-engage the SEC with investors: 再びＳＥＣと投資家の関係を正常化する
米インテルの10－12月期、純利益90％減 需要落ち込みと価格低下圧力
Intel's Net Falls 90% as Sales Slide (WSJ.com)
Intel Corp.'s fourth-quarter net income sank 90% as sales dropped 23% amid a rapid deceleration in computer demand and pricing pressure during the key holiday sales season.
The semiconductor giant, which twice issued warnings about the fourth quarter, said it would not provide a forecast for first-quarter revenue because of "economic uncertainty and limited visibility."
"The economy and the industry are in the process of resetting to a new baseline from which growth will resume," said Chief Executive Paul Otellini. "Our new technologies and new products will help us ignite market growth and thrive when the economy recovers."
deceleration: 減速
semiconductor giant: 半導体大手
米ハイテク産業、景気刺激策の恩恵に期待高まる 医療IT、高速インターネット、デジタル放送などへ
Tech Industries Set for Spending Aid (WSJ.com)
The economic-stimulus proposal contains a potential bonanza for technology companies, as well as $650 million to salvage the government's troubled effort to ease the transition to digital-television broadcasts.
The package, which was unveiled by House Democratic leaders Thursday, includes $20 billion in proposed spending for health information technology. President-elect Barack Obama has said he wanted to include long-term investment in health IT as part of the stimulus package.
The $650 million for smoothing the transition to all-digital broadcasting would help pay for a coupon program administered by the Commerce Department to help consumers offset the cost of purchasing digital-TV converter boxes.
bonanza: 大もうけ
to salvage: ～を救う
health information technology: HIT、医療ＩＴ、医療に関する情報技術
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