[1인치 영어] Congress Races to~

영어 뉴스로 1인치씩 성장

Congress Races to Avoid Government Shutdown (WSJ. 20250902)

Lawmakers are heading back to Congress today after a summer break and now face the daunting task of negotiating a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month. Any pause in payments to hundreds of thousands of government workers and their services would be particularly painful. A new Wall Street Journal NORC poll finds that the share of people who say they have a good chance of improving their standard of living fell to 25%, a record low in surveys dating to 1987. Food giant Nestlé has dismissed Chief Executive Laurent Freixe with immediate effects after just a year in the job. The company said his departure follows an investigation into an undisclosed romantic relationship with a direct subordinate that breached the group's code of conduct. The Swiss maker of Nescafé coffee and Purina pet food didn't identify the employee in the relationship with Freixe. Though the person familiar said it wasn't anyone from the executive board, Freixe didn't respond to a request for comment. And we are exclusively reporting that Klarna, the buy now, pay later lender is expected to begin marketing its much-anticipated IPO as soon as today. The Swedish fintech is targeting a company valuation of 12 and a half to 14 billion dollars with the issue expected to price later this month ahead of a share listing in New York.

미 의원들이 여름 휴회를 마치고 이달 말 정부 셧다운을 피하기 위해 지출 법안 협상이라는 막중한 과제에 직면했음. 수십 만 명의 공무원이 보상받지 못한다면 타격이 클 것임. 한편, 향후 삶의 질이 개선될 것이라고 생각하는 사람들의 비율이 25% 하락하며 1987년 이후 최저치를 기록했음. 한편 식품업체 Nestlé가 임기 1년차 CEO인 Laurent Freixe를 즉시 해임했음. CEO이 직속 부하직원과 비공개 연애관계를 맺어 회사의 행동강령을 위반했기 때문임. Nestlé는 Freixe의 연애관계 상대방은 공개하지 않았나 일각에 따르면 이사회 구성원은 아니라고 함. Freixe도 입장을 밝히지 않음. 한편 선구매 후결제 업체 Klarna가 오늘부터 상장을 위한 마케팅을 시작할 예정임. 상장을 앞두고 기업가치를 120-140억 달러로 목표하고 있음