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千禧之交,硅谷天气与往年一样,依然是阳光明媚,绿草茵茵,可是去春以来股市一路下滑,岁末跌至深渊,惨不忍睹,令硅谷人不寒而栗,陷入心灵的寒冬。 2000年是美国经济与股市出现重大转折的一年。在连续九年经济繁荣、股市大幅上涨之后,去年美国国内生产总值(GDP)从第一季度成长率7％,第二季度的5.7％,第三季度的2.2％,到了第四季度降到1.4％,几近于零,显示美国经济已经放缓并呈衰退迹象,而纳斯达
At the turn of the millennium, like in previous years, the weather in Silicon Valley is still sunny and green grass. However, the stock market has slipped since the spring of last year and plunged into the abyss at the end of the year. It appallingly made the people in Silicon Valley shudder and fall into the winter of their hearts. The year 2000 marked a major turning point in the U.S. economy and the stock market. After nine consecutive years of economic prosperity and a sharp rise in the stock market, last year the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) dropped from 7% in the first quarter to 5.7% in the second quarter and 2.2% in the third quarter to the fourth quarter 1.4%, almost zero, indicating that the U.S. economy has slowed down and shows signs of recession, while Nasdaq