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shāng yè
商业
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United States and Iran
Měi Yī
美伊
ceasefire
tínɡhuǒ
停火
news / information
xiāoxi
消息
to come in / to arrive (news)
chuánlái
传来
，
international
ɡuójì
国际
oil price
yóujià
油价
May
5 yuè
5月
to drop sharply / to fall significantly
dàdiē
大跌
17 percent
17%
17%
。

because of / due to
yīn
因
United States and Iran
Měi Yī
美伊
ceasefire
tínɡhuǒ
停火
news / information
xiāoxi
消息
，
international
ɡuójì
国际
oil price
yóujià
油价
May
5 yuè
5月
to fall / to decline
xiàdiē
下跌
approximately / about
yuē
约
17 percent
17%
17%
，
to be
shì
是
2020
2020 nián
2020年
since (a point in time)
yǐlái
以来
the largest / biggest
zuìdà
最大
(possessive particle)
de
的
monthly
yuèdù
月度
decline / drop
diēfú
跌幅
。

May 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM

May
5 yuè
5月
，
international
ɡuójì
国际
oil price
yóujià
油价
significantly / by a large margin
dàfú
大幅
to fall / to decline
xiàdiē
下跌
。
Brent (oil benchmark)
Bùlúntè
布伦特
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
futures
qīhuò
期货
price
jiàɡé
价格
to fall to / to drop to
diēzhì
跌至
per barrel
měi tǒnɡ
每桶
$91.2
91.2 měiyuán
91.2美元
，
monthly decline
yuè diēfú
月跌幅
approximately / about
yuē
约
17 percent
17%
17%
。
this is
zhèshì
这是
2020
2020 nián
2020年
since (a point in time)
yǐlái
以来
the largest / biggest
zuìdà
最大
(possessive particle)
de
的
single month / in one month
dān yuè
单月
decline / drop
diēfú
跌幅
。
market
shìchǎnɡ
市场
to fall / to decline
xiàdiē
下跌
(possessive particle)
de
的
reason / cause
yuányīn
原因
to be
shì
是
United States
Měiɡuó
美国
and
hé
和
Iran
Yīlǎnɡ
伊朗
possibly / may
kěnénɡ
可能
ceasefire
tínɡhuǒ
停火
(possessive particle)
de
的
news / information
xiāoxi
消息
。
if
rúɡuǒ
如果
ceasefire
tínɡhuǒ
停火
success / to succeed
chénɡɡōnɡ
成功
，
Hormuz (strait)
Huòěrmùzī
霍尔木兹
strait / channel
hǎixiá
海峡
will / would
huì
会
again / anew
chónɡxīn
重新
to open
kāifànɡ
开放
。
this (for routes/passages)
zhè tiáo
这条
strait / channel
hǎixiá
海峡
for / toward
duì
对
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
oil / petroleum
shíyóu
石油
transportation / shipping
yùnshū
运输
very / extremely
fēicháng
非常
important
zhònɡyào
重要
。
but / however
dànshì
但是
now / currently
xiànzài
现在
both countries / the two nations
liǎnɡ ɡuó
两国
have not yet
hái méiyǒu
还没有
formal / official
zhènɡshì
正式
to sign
qiānshǔ
签署
agreement / terms
xiéyì
协议
。

News in English

Business

International Oil Prices Fall 17 Percent in May on US-Iran Ceasefire Reports

International oil prices fell about 17 percent in May, the biggest monthly drop since 2020, after reports emerged of a US-Iran ceasefire agreement.

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yínɡshōu
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chāochū
超出
expectations / forecast
yùqī
预期
，
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bìng
并
with
yǔ
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qiānshǔ
签署
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xiéyì
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China
Zhōngguó
中国
April
sì yuè
四月
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gōngyè
工业
profit
lìrùn
利润
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
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Meta (company name, formerly Facebook)
Meta
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to lay off employees / layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
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bā qiān rén
八千人
，
to accelerate / to speed up
jiāsù
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toward / to
xiàng
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artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
business / operations
yèwù
业务
to transform / transformation
zhuǎnxíng
转型
。

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JPMorgan Chase
Mógēn Dàtōng
摩根大通
CEO / chief executive officer
shǒuxí zhíxínggōng
首席执行官
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
，
bank
yínháng
银行
may / possibly
huò
或
to spend / to invest
chīzī
斥资
$20 billion
200 yì měiyuán
200亿美元
to carry out / to conduct
jìnxíng
进行
acquisition / takeover
shōugòu
收购
。

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