Stocks ended a volatile session moderately higher Wednesday as investors bought up the stocks of energy, materials and consumer-staple companies, but remained cautious about the beleaguered financial sector. Bank and brokerage stocks finished mostly lower after Lehman Brothers said it plans to sell a majority stake in its investment management business and spin off its troubled mortgage assets.
- volatile 易發作的, 易揮發的,活潑的,短暫的
- staple 主要產品,天然原品,訂書針 The letter was stapled to the other documents in the file.
- beleaguered 圍困的,包圍的
- stake 股本,股份,棍子 He put up a stake to support the newly planted tree.
- spin off 除去,分離新設,附產品
- mortgage 抵押 The bank refused to accept any mortgage on land.
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