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 Technology giant Apple has been defending itself against accusations1 that it's been avoiding tax. The US Senate report found the company has avoided paying tens of billions of dollars in tax by spreading its accounts over a complex network of  subsidiaries. Apple's Chief Executive Tim Cook has strenuously2 denied the claims during a Senate committee hearing.

 
"We pay all the taxes we owe, every single dollar. We not only comply with the laws, but we comply with the spirit of the laws. We don't depend on tax gimmicks3. We don't move in a electoral property offshore4 and use it to sell our products  back to the United States to avoid taxes. We don't stash5 money on some Caribbean island.“
 
Tim Cook there .
 
Let's go to the markets and the Dow was 52 points up when it closed. The Nasdaq is six up. The S&P 500 is three up and in London overnight, the FTSE closed 48 points up . 
 
To commodity prices.
 
West Texas Crude is trading at 96 US dollars a barrel. Tapis Crude is at 109 US dollars a barrel and gold is at 1376 US dollars an ounce .
 
The Australian dollar is buying 98 US cents, 76 Euro cents and 65 pence sterling6.

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1 accusations 3e7158a2ffc2cb3d02e77822c38c959b     
n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名
参考例句：
  • There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
  • He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。
2 strenuously Jhwz0k     
adv.奋发地，费力地
参考例句：
  • The company has strenuously defended its decision to reduce the workforce. 公司竭力为其裁员的决定辩护。
  • She denied the accusation with some warmth, ie strenuously, forcefully. 她有些激动，竭力否认这一指责。
3 gimmicks ebf13bd5f71fff192597aad2cac0592e     
n.花招，诡计，骗人的玩意儿( gimmick的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Financial institutions are also often expected yield of gimmicks. 金融机构也往往以预期收益率为噱头。 来自互联网
  • However these are just marketing gimmicks that propagate the myth. 然而这些只是噱头的营销传播的神话。 来自互联网
4 offshore FIux8     
adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面
参考例句：
  • A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
  • A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。
5 stash zFmya     
v.藏或贮存于一秘密处所；n.隐藏处
参考例句：
  • Stash away both what you lost and gained,for life continues on.将得失深藏心底吧，为了那未来的生活。
  • That's supposed to be in our private stash.这是我的私人珍藏。
6 sterling yG8z6     
adj.英币的(纯粹的，货真价实的)；n.英国货币(英镑)
参考例句：
  • Could you tell me the current rate for sterling, please?能否请您告诉我现行英国货币的兑换率？
  • Sterling has recently been strong,which will help to abate inflationary pressures.英国货币最近非常坚挺，这有助于减轻通胀压力。

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