Part of the problem is that companies are more apt to spend their cash on stock buy-backs and acquisitions that increase share prices but not hiring.

部分问题在于公司更倾向于把资金花在股票的回购和收购之上以此来带动股价提升，而不会去雇佣更多的失业人口。

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It's not a low-priced stock--a single share of its Class B stock costs more than $3, 500--but it has averaged a 25 percent return over the past quarter century.

那不是低价股票 --- 它的一股 B 股股票价值 3500 美金 --- 但是在过去的 25 年中它的平均回报率达到了 25%。

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In fact, the share buy-back in some overseas stock markets mature in the fact that it is not unusual.

其实，早在一些海外股市股票回购在成熟的事实，这是不寻常。

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Computers, software and telecoms now account for about 12% of America's total capital stock, not far short of the share accounted for by railways at the peak of America's railway age in the late 19th century.

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The industry's shares did not share in the general stock market rally, thanks to concerns about pressures on earnings of some of its key players.

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By doing so, you protect the downside, make a few dollars, and stand a good chance of holding onto the stock if the price movement in AAPL share is not consistent with the hype surrounding the iPhone 5.

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