http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/30/auditors-we-may-never-kno_n_162655.html

WASHINGTON — We may never know whether the government's $700 billion bailout of the financial industry worked, according to a new report from congressional auditors. That's because it will be impossible to sort out which of the government's spending and other tinkering has made a difference, according to the report released Friday by the Government Accountability Office.

"The lack of a clearly articulated vision has complicated Treasury's ability to effectively communicate to Congress, the financial markets, and the public on the benefits of TARP," the report said.

sort out 〈…を〉分類する

tinker 〔…を〕下手に修繕する，(修繕のつもりで)下手にいじくり回す

articulate 〈考え・論旨など〉明確な，理路整然とした.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b1a4abfa-eead-11dd-bbb5-0000779fd2ac.html

Of the Y150bn Mizuho lopped off from its forecast net earnings for the year, Y80bn was due to higher credit costs suffered in the third quarter and expected in the fourth quarter.

“It’s hard to glean too many positives from these results,” said Jason Rogers, analyst at Barclays in Singapore.

However, Mr Rogers said Japanese banks were likely to have to raise even more capital in the form of common shares, as the dire economic situation led to increasing non-performing loans.

lop 〈…を〉削る 〈off，away〉

glean 〈情報・事実・知識などを〉(苦労して少しずつ)収集する 〔from〕

dire 恐ろしい，ものすごい; 悲惨な