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1、9Money09.1TheFrenchGovernmentyesterdayapprovedaFf4.6bnurbandevelopmentprojecteastofParis,co-ordinatedbyEuroDisney,anddesignedtocreate22,000jobsby2015.YuleCatto,thechemicalsgroup,launcheda£240mbidforHollidayChemical.Yulesharesfell32p(about10%)to274inresponsetothenews.Holliday'sshare
2、sdropped8ptoendat225p.TheworldwidefallinstockmarketslastmonthencouragedPrinceAlwaleedbinTalaltoinvestinmediaandtechnologycompanies.TheSaudiprincespent$400mona5%stakeinNewsCorporation,$300mon1%inMotorolaand$150mon5%ofNetscapeCommunications.Abeachscenepaintedin1870byFrenchimpressioni
3、stClaudeMonetwhenhewasdesperatelyshortofmoneymade£3.8matChristie'sAuctionHouseinLondon.SalesoftheFinancialTimeshitanall-timerecordinNovember.Worldwidesaleswere12.4%uponNovember,lastyear.NewcarregistrationsinWesternEuropeinNovemberrose10.4%to991,800from898,400ayearago,saidtheEuropea
4、nAutoManufacturersAssociation.09.2(P=Peter,J=John,K=Kate)PI'mgladyoumanagedtomakeittoday.I'dliketostartbytakingalookattheyear'ssalesandprofitfigures.FirstofallJohn,couldyousummarisethesalesfigures?)Well,wehadagoodJanuary-5.2million.January'sadifficultmonthbecausesalesalwaysdropafte
5、rChristmas.InFebruarywelaunchedthenewchildren'slineanditwentverywell.Totalsalesrosetoalmost8million,whichwasnice.Unfortunatelytheythenplummetedafterthefireinthemainfactory.ButbytheendofAprilwehadrecovered-10.2millionwasthefigure-andsincethensaleshavegoneupsteadilymonthbymonth.TheDe
6、cemberfiguresaren'tinyet,butitlookslikewewillprobablyreach15millionthismonth.PGood.I'vegotacoupleofquestions,butI'llsavethemforlater.Kate,saleshaveincreased,buthasthatmeanthigherprofits?KYes,ithas.We'rewaitingforthefinalfigures,butwealreadyknowthatoverall,inthefirstthreequartersoft
7、heyear,profitsroseby15%comparedtolastyear,from960,000to1.1million.InfactsinceApril,profitshaveincreasedeverysinglemonthandtheyarestillgoingup.PWhataboutnextyear?KWell,asyouknow,nextyearwe'regoingtocentralisedistributionsocostswilldecrease.Evenifsalesleveloff,profitswillimprove.09.3
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