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Both companies have significant operations in nuclear-power technology and infrastructure, which have seen business dry up since Japan's earthquake and meltdowns at the Fukushima reactors.

两家公司都在核技术及基础建设方面拥有重要业务，而这些业务在今年日本大地震及福岛反应堆熔毁后逐渐枯竭。

Since UNCTAD's first analysis in the early 1970s there has been concern about the power wielded by companies from rich countries in poorer ones.

自从20世纪70年代UNCTAD第一次分析之后，人们就开始关注富裕国家的跨国企业在较贫困国家拥有的权力。

Since August, Duke Energy has signed deals with two Chinese companies that focus on solar-power development in the U.S. and methods to capture and store carbon dioxide from coal-burning power plants.

自8月份以来，杜克能源已经与两家中国公司签署了协议，主要涉及在美国开发太阳能以及从燃煤发电厂捕获和储存二氧化碳的技术。

Inflation is being kept in check by the worst slump in consumer spending since 1980, which reduces demand for goods and services and gives companies less power to raise prices.

1980年以来，消费支出暴跌，通胀得到抑制，商品和服务的消费市场低迷，从而使企业无力提价。