eゼミ:キューバ、アメリカ人と貴重な会議(PTW第26回)

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今回のお題(Economist誌より):
Cuba’s communist government allowed an American-backed dissident group to hold a rare two-day meeting. Some foreigners who wanted to attend were turned away.

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eゼミ:Nokia新通信端末発売(BTW第26回)

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今回のお題(Economist誌より):
Nokia unveiled its first device that will rely on Wi-Fi technology rather than mobile-phone networks. The 770 Internet Tablet has a touch-sensitive screen and is expected to go on sale later this year at around $350. The Finnish-based company, which lost some market share in the first quarter of 2005, is facing tough competition from rivals.

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eゼミ:ウズベキスタン東部での暴動(PTW第25回)

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今回のお題(Economist誌より):
Many people, possibly hundreds, were killed when government troops opened fire on unarmed demonstrators in Andijan, a city in Uzbekistan. The United States said it was “deeply disturbed” by the actions of Islam Karimov’s government. The unrest spread to a second town, Korasuv, also in the Ferghana valley, in the east of the country.

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eゼミ:Morgan Stanleyへの損害賠償請求(BTW第25回)

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今回のお題(Economist誌より):
Morgan Stanley, already beset by strife among its top managers, faced more bad news. The investment bank was ordered by a Florida court to pay a total of $1.45 billion in damages to Ronald Perelman. Jurors were directed to find that the billionaire investor was deliberately misled about the financial position of Sunbeam (a maker of household appliances that eventually went bankrupt) in a 1998 deal. The bank will appeal.

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