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US stocks have dropped on concerns that Dubai's debt crisis could stall the global economic recovery from recession. The government-owned Dubai World has around 60 billion US dollars worth of debt. It’s asked creditors1 if it can postpone2 repayment3 until May, raising concerns that some banks could further tighten4 lending. The shock news of Dubai's debt problems rattled5 markets.

In an abbreviated6 session, the Dow closed 1.5 percent lower. Investors7 mainly got rid of financial and commodity stocks. Europe's leading stocks indexes closed higher on Friday, reversing sharp losses. London's FTSE closed one percent higher after suffering its biggest daily fall on Thursday.

Alarm over Dubai sent Asian shares plummeting8 at the end of the week. Hong Kong tumbled nearly five percent, due to investors' dump stocks in two foreign banks with the highest exposure to Dubai, HSBC and Standard Chartered. The Nikkei dropped three percent. The local market is expected to open lower on Monday, it staged its biggest one-day fall in five months, to close 2.9 percent down on Friday. And the Australian dollar has lost ground against the majors.

And that’s ABC Business News.


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1 creditors 6cb54c34971e9a505f7a0572f600684b     
n.债权人，债主( creditor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 postpone rP0xq     
v.延期，推迟
参考例句：
  • I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
  • She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。
3 repayment repayment     
n.偿还，偿还款；报酬
参考例句：
  • I am entitled to a repayment for the damaged goods.我有权利索取货物损坏赔偿金。
  • The tax authorities have been harrying her for repayment.税务局一直在催她补交税款。
4 tighten 9oYwI     
v.(使)变紧；(使)绷紧
参考例句：
  • Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
  • Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策，以避免通货膨胀。
5 rattled b4606e4247aadf3467575ffedf66305b     
慌乱的，恼火的
参考例句：
  • The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
  • Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里，窗户都格格作响。
6 abbreviated 32a218f05db198fc10c9206836aaa17a     
adj. 简短的，省略的 动词abbreviate的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • He abbreviated so much that it was hard to understand his article. 他的文章缩写词使用太多，令人费解。
  • The United States of America is commonly abbreviated to U.S.A.. 美利坚合众国常被缩略为U.S.A.。
7 investors dffc64354445b947454450e472276b99     
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
  • a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会
8 plummeting a560b06f9b99975167411b72966f5588     
v.垂直落下，骤然跌落( plummet的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • Prices are rising, falling, going up, going down, shooting up, plummeting, etc. 物价在上涨、下跌、上升、下落、猛然上涨、骤然下跌等。 来自辞典例句
  • The enemy plane went plummeting into the sea. 敌机直直掉进海里。 来自辞典例句

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