英语听力:澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-04-13(在线收听

 There were very sharp falls on Wall Street overnight with investors once again concern that companies like Amazon, Facebook and Netflix are all far too expensive and all three fell between four and five percent each. The tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped three percent. It's the biggest fall in two years. The S&P 500 recorded its biggest slid in two months. That's affected local trade. The ASX 200 is down around one percent. A constant stream of company announcements this morning has kept analysts busy. Hochtief has been give been the all clear from FIRB for acquisition of Leighton's. Bank of Queensland reported its 34 percent rise in first half profit and that it's buying Investecs finance business for 440 million dollars. And Coke Australia shares are being savaged after the company warned a 15 percent drop in earnings. The Australian dollar's seen sharp drops in yesterday's high of 94.6. It's now closed at 93.5 US cents. 

 
Major news for Western Australia miners this morning: Junior mining company Padbury has secured funds to build a multi-billion dollar port and rail project Oakajee in West Australia's mid-west. The port is much needed to export stranded iron ore deposits from the state's mid-west region. The port will provide much needed alternative to the port of Geraldton. Shares in Padburg Mining have soared 85 percent on the deal.
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