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commerce
shāng yè
商业
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Spain / Spanish
Xībānyá
西班牙
Santander (bank)
Sāngtǎndé
桑坦德
bank
yínháng
银行
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
for / at (a price of)
yǐ
以
$12.3 billion
123亿美元
123亿美元
to acquire / acquisition
shōugòu
收购
Webster (bank)
Wéibósītè
韦伯斯特
bank
yínháng
银行
。

Spain / Spanish
Xībānyá
西班牙
Santander (bank)
Sāngtǎndé
桑坦德
bank
yínháng
银行
on (formal preposition)
yú
于
February 3rd
èr yuè sān rì
二月三日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
，
will / plans to
jiāng
将
for / at (a price of)
yǐ
以
approximately
yuē
约
$12.3 billion
123亿美元
123亿美元
to acquire / acquisition
shōugòu
收购
United States
Měiguó
美国
Webster (bank)
Wéibósītè
韦伯斯特
bank
yínháng
银行
。
merger / to merge
hébìng
合并
to complete
wánchéng
完成
after
hòu
后
，
total assets
zǒng zīchǎn
总资产
will
jiāng
将
to reach / to amount to
dá
达
approximately
yuē
约
$327 billion
3270亿美元
3270亿美元
，
Santander
Sāngtǎndé
桑坦德
will
jiāng
将
to become
chéngwéi
成为
United States
Měiguó
美国
top 10
qián shí dà
前十大
bank
yínháng
银行
one of
zhī yī
之一
。

February 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM

Spain / Spanish
Xībānyá
西班牙
Santander (bank)
Sāngtǎndé
桑坦德
bank
yínháng
银行
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to acquire / acquisition
shōugòu
收购
United States
Měiguó
美国
Webster (bank)
Wéibósītè
韦伯斯特
bank
yínháng
银行
。
acquisition / to acquire
shōugòu
收购
amount / sum
jīné
金额
approximately / about
yuē wéi
约为
$12.3 billion
123亿美元
123亿美元
。
this (time / deal)
zhè cì
这次
acquisition
shōugòu
收购
on (formal preposition)
yú
于
February 3rd
èr yuè sān rì
二月三日
to announce / to make public
gōngbù
公布
。
deal / transaction
jiāoyì
交易
method / manner
fāngshì
方式
is / to be
shì
是
cash
xiànjīn
现金
and / with
yǔ
与
stock / shares
gǔpiào
股票
(structural particle)
de
的
combination / mix
jiéhé
结合
。
merger / to merge
hébìng
合并
after
hòu
后
，
two (companies / banks)
liǎng jiā
两家
bank
yínháng
银行
(structural particle)
de
的
total assets
zǒng zīchǎn
总资产
approximately
yuē wéi
约为
$327 billion
3270亿美元
3270亿美元
。
this
zhè
这
will
jiāng
将
to make / to allow
shǐ
使
Santander
Sāngtǎndé
桑坦德
to become
chéngwéi
成为
United States
Měiguó
美国
top 10
qián shí dà
前十大
bank
yínháng
银行
one of
zhī yī
之一
。
deal / transaction
jiāoyì
交易
expected / projected
yùjì
预计
in (formal)
yú
于
the year 2026
2026年
2026年
second half of the year
xià bànnián
下半年
to complete / to close
wánchéng
完成
。

News in English

Business

Santander Agrees to Acquire Webster Bank for $12.3 Billion in Push to Enter Top 10 US Banks

Spanish bank Santander announced on February 3 it would acquire US lender Webster Financial for approximately $12.3 billion. After the merger, the combined entity will have around $327 billion in total assets, placing Santander among the top 10 banks in the United States.

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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%
。

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Snowflake (cloud data company)
Snowflake
Snowflake
quarterly / fiscal quarter
jìdù
季度
revenue / earnings
yínɡshōu
营收
to exceed / to surpass
chāochū
超出
expectations / forecast
yùqī
预期
，
and / also
bìng
并
with
yǔ
与
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
to sign / to conclude
qiānshǔ
签署
$6 billion
60 yì měiyuán
60亿美元
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
。

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China
Zhōngguó
中国
April
sì yuè
四月
industrial / industry
gōngyè
工业
profit
lìrùn
利润
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
24.7 percent
24.7%
24.7%
。

China Industrial Profits Surge 24.7 Percent in April, Fastest Gain in Over Two Years

Meta (company name, formerly Facebook)
Meta
Meta
to lay off employees / layoffs
cáiyuán
裁员
8,000 people
bā qiān rén
八千人
，
to accelerate / to speed up
jiāsù
加速
toward / to
xiàng
向
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
business / operations
yèwù
业务
to transform / transformation
zhuǎnxíng
转型
。

Meta Cuts 8,000 Jobs in Sweeping Restructuring Toward AI