S304五分钟英语-Big Tech Earnings 0731

#英语 #英语听力 #英语学习 #学英语 #五分钟 #Big Tech #季度报告开场白: (0:10”)Today is Sunday, July 31st.Hope you are enjoying the weekend. In this episode, let’s review last week’s earnings reports from big tech. Many of you have already known that, the U.S. stock market has been coming down quite substantially for the first half of 2022. The market is facing multiple challenges as inflation is sky high and the Fed is raising the rate with the fastest pace in four decades. So, how did these big name tech companies did in the second quarter? Let’s take a look at the earnings report from Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Apple.As usual, before we begin the program, let’s kick off with today’s trivia question. You may think the most Americans all speak with the same tone, or so-called American English, but do you know how many different dialect or accent within the U.S.? The answer will be revealed in the end of the program.The News Story (1’10) Microsoft reports earnings that fall short of already-reduced expectations.(New York Times) (2’28) Google stock had its best day of the year, after earnings weren’t as bad as feared (CNBC) (3’42”) Facebook reports drop in revenue for the first time (Verge) (4’53”) Apple's profit declines nearly 11% (CNN)前往小宇宙评论区与主播互动