英语听力精选进阶版 17173（在线收听）

Business Matters: HSBC to Cut 25,000 Jobs Globally 10 June 2015

Wed, 10 Jun 15

HSBC announces it will cut 25,000 jobs globally over the next two years and sell off all operations in Turkey and Brazil. It's the second time in four years that the bank has attempted to implement sweeping reforms after being mired in money laundering scandals in the US, tax avoidance accusations in Switzerland and the mis-selling of financial products in the UK. So what are HSBC's options now? A retreat from investment in favour of retail banking is one possibility - we talk to the bank's former chief economist Roger Bootle about HSBC's strategy. The founder of Alibaba, the online Chinese mega marketplace, is in the US hoping to increase investment in his company. Jack Ma is turning his attention to small American businesses which he hopes will sell their wares on his platform. The Spanish resort of Magaluf, notorious for boozy Brits misbehaving, has had enough and imposed alcohol restrictions. And can a bit of Verdi lower your blood pressure?