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《洛杉矶时报》: 美国创业投资继续增长 (中文大意) 　　因首次股票公开发行(IPO)持续增加，今年上半年向初创企业(start-ups)的注资增长了21%。 　　据周一公布的一份报告称，与去年同期相比，美国创业资本投资人今年上半年对新兴企业的投资增加了21%。据安永会计师行(Ernst Young)和资讯服务商VentureOne跟踪的数据显示，南加州的创业投资仅增长2%。该地企业在87例交易中吸收了9.99亿美元，去年同期为9.82亿美元。该地区二季度投资从一季度的6.34亿美元回落到3.65亿美元。 　　这份季度报告称，全美二季度创业投资持稳，期间吸收了51亿美元投资。创业投资者在今年头6个月中向967家公司中投资了102亿美元。全美创业市场核心，硅谷内的企业在上半年共筹集38亿美元，高于去年同期的31亿美元。 U.S. venture capitalists stepped up their investments in emerging companies by 21% in the first half of the year compared with the same period last year, according to a report being issued today. In Southern California, however, venture investing rose only 2%, data trackers Ernst Young and VentureOne said. Southland companies landed about $999 million in 87 deals, compared with about $982 million in the first half of last year. The report, issued quarterly, shows that nationwide venture investing held steady in the latest period, with $5.1 billion invested from April 1 through June 30. For the first six months, venture capitalists invested $10.2 billion in 967 companies. In the Southland, investments fell to $365 million in the second quarter from $634 million in the first quarter. But analysts cautioned against making too much of that swing, chalking it up to normal volatility in a region that represents only about 10% of the national market. The first-half figures for Southern California offer a better comparison, analysts said, and are on par with numbers for the first half of last year. Venture capitalists buy stakes in start-up companies, hoping to cash in when the firms go public through an initial stock offering or are bought by a larger company. Most of these fledgling enterprises fizzle out, but venture investors can score big from a few homeruns. Analysts say the pickup in venture capital investments nationally is linked to a resurgence in initial public offerings. Eighty-nine companies went public in the first half, raising $16 billion, including $8.8 billion in the second quarter. By compariso