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  • Making the shift from floating-gate to phase-change in non-volatile ... - Embedded.com

    Non-volatile memories (NVM) are playing an important role in the semiconductor market, thanks in particular to flash, which is used mainly in cellphones and other types of electronic portable equipment. In the coming years, portable systems will ...
    2009-12-21 10:12:00
  • Koss executive accused of embezzling more than $4.5 million - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

    Sujata Sachdeva, vice president of finance at Koss since 1992 and an active participant in Milwaukee's civic scene, was charged with wire fraud, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Jacobs, prosecutor in the case. She appeared in federal court late ...
    2009-12-21 10:26:00
  • Home sales likely rose in November to highest level since February ... - Chicago Tribune

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Home resales are expected to have risen to their highest level in nearly three years in November, as an extraordinary level of federal support has pulled the housing market back from the worst downturn since the Great Depression ...
    2009-12-21 11:09:00
  • Data gloomy on loan help - Riverside Press Enterprise

    They can offer grace periods, longer repayment schedules, lower interest rates ... meager success rate means the $75 billion program may bring little relief to struggling homeowners. A record 14 percent of homeowners with a mortgage are either behind ...
    2009-12-21 11:09:00
  • Treasury Yields Reach 4-Month High; Yen Falls, Asia Stocks Rise - Bloomberg

    Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries fell, pushing 10-year yields to the highest level in four months, on prospects U.S. economic reports will show a sustained recovery. The yen weakened after the Bank of Japan said it will fight deflation by keeping ...
    2009-12-21 10:41:00
  • Ballard Monetizes Non-Core Investment for $44.5 Million - Yahoo Finance

    ... interest after January 31, 2013 . The value of the monetization of the agreement with a financial institution was determined based on a number of variables, including Ford's cost of borrowing, expected future London Interbank Offered Rates ...
    2009-12-21 11:31:00
  • Home sales likely rose again in November - San Francisco Chronicle

    Economists project home sales rose 2.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.25 million, up from 6.1 million in October, according ... There is a significant amount of buyer interest out there." One encouraging sign, at least for sellers ...
    2009-12-21 11:09:00
  • Recovery on track to strengthen at end of 2009 - Yahoo Finance

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The economy started the year in free-fall but is on track to end 2009 on stronger footing. After a record four straight quarters of declines, the economy returned to growth in the July-to-September period. The government is ...
    2009-12-21 11:09:00
  • Dollar skids as yield buffer shrinks - Sydney Morning Herald

    Dollar skids as yield buffer shrinksSydney Morning Herald... lows against a broadly firmer US dollar on Tuesday as US yields jumped to four-month highs, crimping the local currency's interest rate advantage. ...and more »
    2009-12-21 11:26:12
  • Reserve Bank index shows brighter outlook for 2010 - Business Day

    Reserve Bank index shows brighter outlook for 2010Business DayWhile manufacturing orders, business sentiment and the interest-rate yield spread between 10-year government bonds and US 91-day treasury bills also came up ...
    2009-12-21 11:27:41
  • (BOJ) Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments1 December 2009 - Forex Hound

    (BOJ) Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments1 December 2009Forex HoundThe weighted average of the overnight call rate has been at around 0.1 percent. Interest rates on term instruments have declined somewhat. ...
    2009-12-21 11:31:02
  • Jim Cramer Does Not Disclose Complete Picture On Blackrock's Dividend ... - Forex Hound

    Jim Cramer Does Not Disclose Complete Picture On Blackrock's Dividend ...Forex HoundThis increased leverage might not be so good when interest rates begin to rise and cut into the actual "income yield" for a particular fund. ...and more »
    2009-12-21 11:31:06
  • Ballard Monetizes Non-Core Investment for $44.5 Million - PR Newswire (press release)

    Ballard Monetizes Non-Core Investment for $44.5 MillionPR Newswire (press release)These statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause Ballard's actual results to be materially different, including, without limitation, the rate ...and more »
    2009-12-21 11:31:16
  • The year in quotes. - WA today

    The year in quotes.WA today"I do note a contrast between, shall I say, the speed with which interest rates are brought down on the part of the commercial banks and the speed with ...and more »
    2009-12-21 11:33:02
  • Bond Guarantee Program to reopen in 2010 - The Cherokeean Herald

    Bond Guarantee Program to reopen in 2010The Cherokeean HeraldThe higher the bond rating, the better the interest rate a district receives when it sells its bonds. A lower interest rate can save districts millions of ...
    2009-12-21 11:33:09