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1、Businessthisweek一周经济Jul2nd20092009年7月2日FromTheEconomistprinteditionBernardMadoffwassentencedbyajudgeinManhattanto150yearsinprison,themaximumtermallowed,foroperatinga$65billionPonzischeme.Hehadpleadedguiltytopossiblythebiggestfraudinhistory.FormanyyearsMrMadoff,aformerchairmanoftheNASDAQsto

2、ckmarket,assuredhisclientsthattheirmoneywassafewithhim.Hedidnotreceiveasingleletterofsupportathissentencinghearing.SeearticleBernardMadoff由于实施了650亿美元的旁氏计划而被判了时间最长的徒刑150年的监禁。他承认的罪行很可能是历史上最大的欺诈案。担任纳斯达克主席多年的麦道夫，曾使他的很多客户都放心地把钱交给他，因为他们认为那是十分安全的。但是在审判过程中他甚至没有收到一封支持他的信。AjudgeinHoustondecidedthatS

3、irAllenStanfordshouldremaininjailuntilthestartofhistrialforallegedlyswindlinginvestors.一名休斯顿的法官决定在AllenStanford的被控诈骗投资案开审之前，他仍需呆在监狱里。Prosecutorssaidtherewasasignificantchancehemightabscondifgrantedbail.ThetycoonandformercricketimpresariohasapassportissuedbyAntigua,wherethebankingoperations

4、atthecentreofthecasearebased.检察官称如果他被保释很可能会潜逃。这个主办前板球运动的富翁拥有一张安提瓜颁发的签证，也是这个关于金融操纵案的发生地。RiograndRioTintocompletedits$15.2billionrightsissue,thefifth-biggestonrecord.Chinalco,China’sstatealuminiumfirm,tookpart,maintainingits9%holdingintheminingcompany.Chinalcohadbeenoncoursetoinvest$20billio

5、ninRio.HeavilyindebtedRiochoseinsteadtoraisemoneybysellingnewsharesandcombiningitsiron-oreoperationsinAustraliawithBHPBilliton.ThisledtheofficialChinesemediatodubRioa“dishonourablewoman”.力拓完成了它历史上第五次大规模的总共152亿美元的新股配售。中国的国企中国铝业分得了该矿业公司百分之九的股份。中国铝业过去曾决定向力拓注资200亿美元。但是债务缠身的力拓却选择了发行新股来筹集资金，他甚至将

6、在澳大利亚的铁矿业务与必和必拓联合。这使得中国国内一些媒体称力拓为“水性杨花的女人”。Porsche’srequestfora€1.75billion($2.5billion)loanfromastate-controlledbankinGermanywasturneddown.Thecarmakerisnowlookingat“alternativefinancingpossibilities”,whichmayincludeaninvestmentfromthestateofQatar.Porscheranup€9billionindebtwhenitaccumulat

7、edastakeinVolkswageninanabortivetakeover.HammeringoutamergerhasbecomeincreasinglyacrimoniousasthecontrollingPorscheandPiëchfamiliestrytodeterminewhowillultimatelybeincharge.保时捷向德国一家国有控股银行借款17.5亿美元被拒。该公司正在寻找包括接受卡塔尔的投资在内的第二集资方案。TheBankforInternationalSettlements