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 A shrug1 of the tough Federal budget with an unexpected increase in confidence, the widely watched NAB survey has found the optimists2 outwiped pessimists3 in June with business conditions hitting a five-month high.

 
Most industries showed improvement but it was construction doing the heavy lifting. 
 
Sun Times is predicting a 25% drop in second-quarter profit because of a slowdown in the smart phone market and the strength of the Korean currency. 
 
The company is expected to make an operating profit of $7b down from $9.5b a year ago.
 
And the Vatican Bank has also reported a big drop in profits. The bank's profit last year was less than $4m compared with well over $100m the previous year. 
 
The bank says the figures reflect the cost for it reforming the institution; Pope Francis has sought to stamp out corruption4 and other abuses at the Vatican.  
 
Let's go to the market: 
 
Wall Street has lost ground for the second day in a row with investors5 stay cautious ahead of an earning season next week. 
 
The Dow closed down; the Nasdaq lost more than 1%. The S&P 500 is also trading 14 points lower; in London overnight FTSE fell 85 points.
 
And the commodity prices:
 
West Texas Crude is trading at USD104 a barrel, Tapis Crude, USD111 a barrel, gold USD1,319 an ounce, and the Australian Dollar is buying 94 US cents, 69 Euro cents and 55 Pound Sterling6.

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1 shrug Ry3w5     
v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等)
参考例句：
  • With a shrug,he went out of the room.他耸一下肩，走出了房间。
  • I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism.我很佩服她能对错误的批评意见不予理会。
2 optimists 2a4469dbbf5de82b5ffedfb264dd62c4     
n.乐观主义者( optimist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Even optimists admit the outlook to be poor. 甚至乐观的人都认为前景不好。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Optimists reckon house prices will move up with inflation this year. 乐观人士认为今年的房价将会随通货膨胀而上涨。 来自辞典例句
3 pessimists 6c14db9fb1102251ef49856c57998ecc     
n.悲观主义者( pessimist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Pessimists tell us that the family as we know it is doomed. 悲观主义者告诉我们说，我们现在的这种家庭注定要崩溃。 来自辞典例句
  • Experts on the future are divided into pessimists and optimists. 对未来发展进行预测的专家可分为悲观主义者和乐观主义者两类。 来自互联网
4 corruption TzCxn     
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
  • The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
  • The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
5 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
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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