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The Shanghai stock index went down 9% last Tuesday and then brought down European and American stock markets with it. Rumors¹ that the Chinese government would impose a 20% capital gains tax encouraged a sell-off. A report by the US Commerce Department of a big drop in orders for durable² goods (that is, goods that last more than three years such as cars and furniture) combined with the effect of the Shanghai drop to bring the Dow Jones industrial average down 416 points, the biggest drop since the first day of trading after the September 11th attacks. Wednesday, after Chinese regulators denied the rumors about the new tax, US and Chinese markets recovered a bit, but European and other Asian stock indexes remained low.

1 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 durable   

adj.持久的，耐久的

参考例句：

• This raincoat is made of very durable material.这件雨衣是用非常耐用的料子做的。
• They frequently require more major durable purchases.他们经常需要购买耐用消费品。