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In a stunning turn of events, Chinese regulators suspended the initial public offering in Shanghai of Ant Group, just days before the fintech firm was due to float its shares in a dual listing both there and in Hong Kong. It was expected to be the world’s most valuable IPO ever, potentially raising $34bn. Ant had been given the green light for the sale, but China’s foreign ministry said the decision had been taken “to better safeguard capital market stability and protect investor rights”. Ant’s online-lending business was said to be a concern; new rules were published forcing such lenders to back their loans with more of their own capital. The shelving of Ant’s IPO is a blow to Jack Ma, its founder.
在一系列令人震驚的事件中，中國監管機構叫停了螞蟻集團在上海的首次公開募股，而就在幾天前，這家金融科技公司計劃在上海和香港兩地同時上市。預計這將成為有史以來全球市值最高的IPO，或將籌資340億美元。螞蟻集團已獲準出售股票，但中國外交部表示，這一（叫停）決定是“為了更好地維護資本市場穩定和保護投資者權益”。據說螞蟻集團的在線借貸業務令人擔憂；新出臺的規定迫使這類貸款機構用更多的自有資金來支持其貸款。擱置螞蟻集團的上市計劃，對其創始人馬云來說是一次打擊。
Uber, Lyft and other companies that work in the gig economy won a big victory in California when voters approved a measure that will allow them to avoid reclassifying their drivers as employees. The companies will not now have to comply with a state law compelling them to provide benefits like sick pay to drivers, although some have pledged to offer more protections. Uber and its allies spent $200m supporting the measure, the most expensive-ever campaign for a ballot initiative in the state.
優步(Uber)、Lyft和其他從事零工經濟的公司在加州贏得了一場重大勝利。投票者通過了一項措施，避免將司機重新歸類為雇員。盡管一些公司承諾提供更多的保護措施，但如今這些公司將不必遵守州法律的強制要求，為司機提供帶薪病假等福利。優步和它的盟友花費了2億美元來支持這項措施，這是該州有史以來代價最高的投票活動。
BMW had a bumper third quarter, driven by a surge in sales in China, which were up by 31% year on year. Sales in Europe also rose, but the carmaker warned that its business remains volatile because of COVID-19. Its global deliveries were still 12.5% lower in the first nine months than in the same period last year.
由于在華銷量同比增長31%，寶馬第三季度銷量大幅增長。在歐洲的銷量也有所上升，但這家汽車制造商警告稱，由于新冠疫情的影響，其業務仍不穩定。今年前九個月，該公司的全球交付量仍比去年同期下降了12.5%。
The euro area’s GDP expanded by 12.7% in the third quarter by comparison with the previous three months, bouncing back from recession. Year on year, however, the currency bloc’s economy shrank by 4.3%. America’s economy also pulled out of recession, growing by 7.4% in the third quarter, though year on year it was down by 2.9%.
與前三個月相比，歐元區第三季度的國內生產總值（GDP）增長了12.7%，從衰退中反彈。然而，歐元區的經濟同比萎縮了4.3%。美國經濟也走出了衰退，第三季度增長了7.4%，盡管同比下降了2.9%。
Turkey’s annual inflation rate ticked up to 11.9% in October. The lira, which has lost around a third of its value against the dollar this year, fell to another new low.
土耳其的年通脹率在10月份上升到了11.9%。里拉兌美元匯率今年已下跌約三分之一，跌至又一個新低。
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