Stock Market News

股市新聞


Introduction

The stock market changed a lot this week. Some stocks went down and others went up.

本週股市波動較大,部分股票下跌,而其他股票則上漲。

Main Body

Many people stopped buying AI and computer stocks. Nvidia and Intel lost money. Now, more people are buying healthcare stocks like Johnson & Johnson.

許多人停止購買 AI 和電腦股,輝達 (Nvidia) 和英特爾 (Intel) 虧損。目前更多人購買如強生 (Johnson & Johnson) 等醫療保健股。

Honeywell is making two smaller companies. One company is for planes. One company is for machines. Some experts think the plane company is a good buy.

Honeywell 正將其分拆為兩家較小的公司。一家專注於飛機,另一家專注於機器。部分專家認為飛機公司是個不錯的買點。

Nike is having problems. The company lost a lot of money this year. They have problems in China and high taxes. Experts do not think Nike is improving fast enough.

Nike 目前面臨問題,公司今年虧損嚴重。他們在中國市場遇到困難且面臨高額稅收。專家認為 Nike 的改善速度不夠快。

Conclusion

The market is not stable. People are waiting for new job reports and Nike's new money report.

市場並不穩定,投資者正等待新的就業報告以及 Nike 的新財務報告。

Vocabulary Learning

📈 Direction Words

In the news, things move up or down. Use these pairs to describe changes:

  • Went up \rightarrow Higher / More money
  • Went down \rightarrow Lower / Less money

Example from text: "Some stocks went down and others went up."


🛠️ The "ing" Action

When something is happening now or these days, we add -ing to the action word.

  • Make \rightarrow Making
  • Improve \rightarrow Improving

Check this out: "Honeywell is making two smaller companies." "Nike is not improving fast enough."


💡 Simple Tip: "A lot of"

Don't worry about fancy words for 'many'. Just use "a lot of" for things you can count or can't count.

  • A lot of money (Correct ✅)
  • A lot of problems (Correct ✅)

Vocabulary Learning

stock (n.)
A small part of a company that you can buy
Example:I bought some Apple stock last year.
healthcare (n.)
Medical care given to people
Example:The government spends a lot of money on healthcare.
expert (n.)
A person who knows a lot about a subject
Example:The computer expert fixed my laptop.
tax (n.)
Money you must pay to the government
Example:The price of the shirt is higher because of the tax.
improving (v.)
Getting better
Example:My English is improving every day.
stable (adj.)
Not changing; steady
Example:The weather is stable and sunny today.
report (n.)
A document that gives information about something
Example:I read the school report about the students.
Practice A2 words in a crossword