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Disney’s streaming video service went live, the latest in a lengthening line of challengers to Netflix’s dominance of the market. The trove of programming on Disney+ not only includes its archive of animated classics, but also catalogues of material from other studios that Disney owns, which include Marvel, Pixar and 20th Century Fox. Along with rivals like Amazon and Apple (but not Netflix) Disney wants to entice customers into its wider product range—in its case, theme parks and cruises.
迪士尼的流媒體視頻服務上線了，這是對Netflix主導市場的一系列挑戰(zhàn)中的最新一項。Disney+上的節(jié)目資源不僅包括經典動畫，還包括迪士尼旗下其他工作室的資料目錄，其中包括漫威、皮克斯以及20世紀福克斯。與亞馬遜和蘋果(但不包括Netflix)等競爭對手一樣，迪士尼希望吸引顧客進入其更廣泛的產品范圍——例如主題公園和游輪。
Donald Trump increased the pressure on China to agree to a “phase one” trade deal, threatening to raise tariffs “substantially” if it does not. Whether America removes all tariffs or just those that are scheduled to come into effect in December remains a sticking-point in the negotiations. Diplomats are also searching for a neutral venue where the two countries’ presidents can sign a deal in front of the world’s cameras, after Chile cancelled the apec summit in Santiago where the ceremony was supposed to take place.
特朗普加大了對中國的壓力，要求對方同意一項“第一階段”貿易協定，并威脅稱，如果中方不同意，他將“大幅”提高關稅。美國是取消所有關稅，還是只取消將于12月生效的關稅，仍是談判的關鍵問題。外交官們還在尋找一個中立國，讓兩國領導人能夠在全球的見證下簽署協議。此前，智利取消了原定在圣地亞哥舉行亞太經濟組織峰會。
GDP in both Germany and Japan grew by just 0.1% in the third quarter compared with the previous three months. Germany avoided a recession (its economy shrank by 0.2% in the second quarter), helped in part by a welcome rise in the country’s exports, which have struggled during global trade tensions. Britain also dodged a recession, chalking up growth of 0.3% following a previous contraction. Solid performances in the construction and services sectors offset flat growth in agriculture and manufacturing.
與前三個月相比，德國和日本第三季度的國內生產總值（GDP）僅增長了0.1%。德國避免了經濟衰退(其經濟在第二季度縮水了0.2%)，這一定程度得益于該國受歡迎的出口增長，該國出口在全球貿易緊張局勢中舉步維艱。英國也躲過了經濟衰退，在此前的經濟萎縮后，該國經濟增長了0.3%。建筑業(yè)和服務業(yè)的強勁表現抵消了農業(yè)和制造業(yè)的疲弱增長。
Alibaba was reported to have secured approval from the Hong Kong stock exchange to sell shares in a secondary listing. The Chinese e-commerce giant listed on the New York bourse five years ago. It had been expected to float shares in Hong Kong earlier this year, before the outbreak of huge street protests; the threat of escalating unrest to the financial hub still remains.
據報道，阿里巴巴已獲得香港證券交易所的批準，可在香港進行二次上市。這家中國電子商務巨頭五年前在紐約證券交易所上市。今年早些時候，在香港出現大規(guī)模暴亂前，人們曾預計該公司將在港上市；暴亂水平的升級對這個金融中心的威脅依然存在。
The prospectus for Saudi Aramco’s ipo provided few details for investors, such as an indicative share price or an exact date for its stockmarket debut on the Riyadh exchange. Those particulars are expected to be announced soon. The prospectus did indicate that 1bn shares in the state-owned oil company will be offered to Saudi Arabia’s small investors.
沙特阿美石油公司(Saudi Aramco)的ipo招股說明書并未向投資者提供多少細節(jié)，如指示性股價或其在利雅得交易所上市的確切日期。這些細節(jié)預計將很快公布。招股說明書確實表明，這家國有石油公司的10億股股票將出售給沙特的小投資者。
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