Infrastructure spending in Britain has dropped sharply since the vote to leave the EU,

英國基礎建設開銷自從離開歐盟的公投之後劇烈下跌

with figure showing it decline by a fifth to 1.5 billion pounds in July.

數據顯示基礎建設開銷跌了 1/5，在七月跌到了 15 億英鎊

The slowdown will put pressure on prime minister Theresa May

這會帶給現任英國總理 Theresa May 很大的壓力

to push ahead with pledges for new road, rail, energy, broadband, and flood defence projects.

因為她還得履行她對新馬路、鐵路、能源、寬頻以及防洪設施等相關建設計畫的承諾

Pfizer, the US pharmaceutical group is nearing a deal with 14 billion dollars

美國的輝瑞藥廠準備以 140 億美金

to acquire California biotechnology company, Medivation.

收購加州的生技公司：Medivation

The deal comes as a handful of its large rivals fight to win the auction

輝瑞打敗了不少它的競爭對手

for the sought-after cancer drug maker.

他們也努力想要得標買下這家炙手可熱的癌症製藥公司

And Google's parent, Alphabet, and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway

在超過 800 間可能會需要重整董事會的美國公司之中

are topping a list of more than 800 US companies that could come under pressure to refresh their boards

Google 的母公司：Alphabet 跟 Warren Buffett 的 Berkshire Hathaway 排在前面的順位

under new guidelines being floated among shareholders.

而這些公司之所以可能需要重整董事會成員是因為股東之間流傳的新規定

ISS, the corporate governance advisor, is considering targeting companies

ISS，一家公司治理顧問公司，在考慮要不要針對

where boards are stuffed with long-serving directors,

董事會成員長期服務的公司

or where there have been no new members for years.

或是已經好幾年沒有更換董事的公司來作為他們的客戶

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