《財富》水晶球：2014全球大事預測
Ryan Bradley, Geoff Colvin, Catherine Dunn, Leigh Gallagher, Stephen Gandel, Miguel Helft, Jessi Hempel, Marty Jones, Adam Lashinsky, JP Mangalindan, Megan McCarthy, Tory Newmyer, Jennifer Reingold, Daniel Roberts, Alex Taylor, Shawn Tully, and Jen Wieczner
2014-01-08
新的一年會不會爆出更大規(guī)模的監(jiān)控丑聞？蘋果會不會推出堪與iPod、iPhone、iPad比肩的重磅新產品？北極資源爭奪戰(zhàn)會不會擦槍走火？電動汽車會不會大流行？比特幣能否進入主流？……新年到來之際，《財富》預測了2014年可能會發(fā)生的重大事件。
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????北極圈成為熱點地區(qū) ????北極圈擁有世界上八分之一未被探明的原油和30%的天然氣儲量。6個國家聲稱擁有這里的若干片區(qū)域。全球最大的兩家公司埃克森美孚( Exxon Mobil)和荷蘭皇家殼牌(Royal Dutch Shell)正在斥資數十億美元勘探北極海床。在這塊地球上最寒冷的地區(qū)之一，地緣政治擦槍走火的幾率有多高？ 8%。 |
????The Arctic Circle will be a hotspot ????An eighth of the world's undiscovered oil and 30% of its natural-gas reserves are locked beneath it. Six nations claim slices of this polar pie. Two of the biggest companies in the world, Exxon Mobil (XOM, Fortune 500) and Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA), are spending billions to probe its seabed. Chances that a geopolitical spark will catch fire in one of the most frigid spots on earth? 8%. |
