A new study out of Ohio State University found that young adults are accumulating credit card debt at a more rapid rate than other age groups, and that they're slower at paying it off.

俄亥俄州立大学（Ohio State University）的一项新研究发现，年轻人累积信用卡债务的速度比其他年龄段的人更快，且他们偿还债务的速度也更慢。

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The supply of oil can be shut off unexpectedly at any time, and in any case, the oil wells will all run dry in thrty years or so at the present rate of use.

石油供应可能会随时意外中断；不管怎样，以目前这种消费速度，只需30年左右，所有的油井都会枯竭。

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The Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) is tipped to chop at least half a point off its benchmark rate at its monthly meeting next Thursday.

英国央行货币政策委员会(monetary policy committee)暗示将于下周四的每月例会将基准利率至少下调0.5个百分点。

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All were former Abbey customers, who were put on standard variable rate (SVR) mortgages after coming off fixed-rate deals.

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Already some central banks have held off interest-rate increases that looked certain a few weeks ago.

ECONOMIST: The world economy

While women represent 53% of new hires, the drop-off rate of women at each level up the ladder is startling: 37% of the next-level promotions go to women while only 14% of executive committees are female.

FORBES: McKinsey on What Women Want