One antiquated rule that the authority might relax is the limit of 500 shareholders in a private company.

A.  complex

C.  outdated

B.  newfound

D.  qualified

The threatened taxes will slow the growth in oil demand and compromise the capacity expansion plans.

A. accelerate

B .harm

C. promise

D. propose

China is losing its competitive edge in low wage labor force.

A. margin

B .pressure

C .price

D. advantage

Europe and Japan are bullied into meeting American deadlines and priorities on steel disputes

A. threatened

C. controlled

B. encouraged

D. djusted

A trade war among the developed countries will take severe harm to the world's fragile economy.

A. strong

B .weak

C. overall

D. oversea