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shāng yè
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United States
Měi guó
美国
multiple (companies)
duō jiā
多家
major bank
dà yín háng
大银行
to announce / release
gōng bù
公布
first quarter
dì yī jì dù
第一季度
results / performance
chéng jì
成绩

United States
Měi guó
美国
multiple (companies)
duō jiā
多家
major bank
dà yín háng
大银行
this week
zhè zhōu
这周
to announce
gōng bù
公布
completion marker
le
first quarter
dì yī jì dù
第一季度
results
chéng jì
成绩
profit / earnings
lì rùn
利润
to increase
zēng jiā
增加
completion marker
le
a lot
hěn duō
很多

April 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM

United States
Měi guó
美国
multiple (companies)
duō jiā
多家
major bank
dà yín háng
大银行
this week
zhè zhōu
这周
to announce / release
gōng bù
公布
completion marker
le
first quarter
dì yī jì dù
第一季度
results
chéng jì
成绩
JPMorgan Chase (US bank)
Mó gēn Dà tōng
摩根大通
to earn / make profit
zhuàn
completion marker
le
approximately
yuē
12.6 billion US dollars
yī bǎi èr shí liù yì měi yuán
一百二十六亿美元
this
zhè gè
这个
result
chéng jì
成绩
to exceed / surpass
chāo guò
超过
completion marker
le
expert / analyst
zhuān jiā
专家
possessive marker
de
expectation / forecast
yù qī
预期
Goldman Sachs (investment bank)
Gāo shèng
高盛
possessive marker
de
profit
lì rùn
利润
compared to
same period last year
qù nián tóng qī
去年同期
increased by / more than
duō le
多了
19 percent
bǎi fēn zhī shí jiǔ
百分之十九
today
jīn tiān
今天
Citibank / Citigroup
Huā qí yín háng
花旗银行
and
Wells Fargo (US bank)
Fù guó yín háng
富国银行
also / too
to announce
gōng bù
公布
completion marker
le
results
chéng jì
成绩
expert / analyst
zhuān jiā
专家
to say
shuō
bank
yín háng
银行
this year
jīn nián
今年
performed / done
zuò de
做得
very well
hěn hǎo
很好
bank stocks
yín háng gǔ
银行股
possessive marker
de
price
jià gé
价格
today
jīn tiān
今天
to rise / go up
shàng zhǎng
上涨
completion marker
le

New Words

guójì
国际
international
jìshù
技术
technology
shìchǎng
市场
market
jīngjì
经济
economy
fāzhǎn
发展
development
yǐngxiǎng
影响
impact
quánqiú
全球
global
tiáojiàn
条件
conditions

News in English

Business

Major US Banks Report First-Quarter 2026 Results

Multiple major US banks reported first-quarter 2026 results this week, with profits rising significantly.

This article discusses recent developments in international technology markets and their impact on global economic conditions.

More in Business

Amazon (company)
Yǎmǎxùn
亚马逊
to receive / to get
shōudào
收到
$600 million
6 yì měiyuán
6亿美元
tax refund / tariff refund
tuìshuì
退税
will (future marker)
jiāng
a portion / part
bùfèn
部分
to return / to refund
fǎnhuán
返还
to / for
gěi
customers
gùkè
顾客

Amazon Receives 600 Million Dollars in Tariff Refunds and Will Return Some to Customers

China
Zhōngguó
中国
in July / for July
qīyuèfèn
七月份
manufacturing sector
zhìzàoyè
制造业
PMI (Purchasing Managers Index)
PMI
PMI
to drop to / fall to
diè zhì
跌至
49.2 (contraction territory)
49.2
49.2
five months
wǔ gè yuè
五个月
within the past period / since
lái
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to contract / to shrink
wěisuō
萎缩

China Manufacturing PMI Falls to 49.2 in July, First Contraction in Five Months

Bank of England
Yīnggélán yínháng
英格兰银行
by / with
six votes to three
liù bǐ sān piào
六比三票
to maintain / to keep
wéichí
维持
base interest rate / benchmark rate
jīzhǔn lìlǜ
基准利率
3.75 percent
3.75%
3.75%
unchanged / constant
búbiàn
不变

Bank of England Holds Rate at 3.75% as Monetary Policy Committee Votes 6-3

the United States
Měiguó
美国
second quarter / Q2
dì èr jìdù
第二季度
GDP (gross domestic product)
GDP
GDP
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
1.5 percent
1.5%
1.5%
lower than / below
dīyú
低于
market
shìchǎng
市场
expectations / forecast
yùqī
预期

US Economy Grows 1.5% in Second Quarter, Below Market Expectations