本期内容:
The New York Post reported that America’s Federal Trade Commission was planning to block the merger of Staples and Office Depot, the country’s only two national office-supplies chains. The deal, worth $6.3 billion, was announced in February; the antitrust regulator’s decision is due by December 8th. The FTC thwarted a previous merger plan of the two in 1997.
词义解析:
Commission: 委员会
Block:阻止
Chains: 连锁店
Antitrust: 反垄断
Thwart:阻止