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Euro Starts Off With A Big Bang
1The debut of bills and coins went off with hardly a hitch. On Wednesday, the first business day of 2002, there were some reports of spot shortages. Currency traders boosted the euro 1.32 cents to 90.39 cents. The British pound fell against the euro on views that the U.K. will soon adopt the new cash. More on this page, A5, A16
Key Factory Index Recoups More
2The Institute for Supply Management, formerly NAPM, said its purchasing index rose to 48.2 in Dec. That's the best since Oct. 2000. Under 50 means contraction, and this was the 17th straight month. But it seems the bleeding's stopped. The new orders and production subindexes leapt over 50. See Vital Signs on A2
Chips, Techs Pace Large-Cap Rally
3News of rising memory-chip prices boosted chipmakers as the Nasdaq rose 1.5%. Network, fiber-optic, computer and telecom gear firms also advanced. HP and Intel helped push the Dow up 0.5%. The S&P 500 rallied 0.6% and ended at its high. But the S&P MidCap 400 and the Russell 2000 edged lower. Volume grew, but stayed below average. More on B2
T-Bonds Swoon On Factory Data
- Mountain View, Calif.-Based Memory Chip Designer Faces Second Lawsuit.(Knight...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Poletti, Therese August 30, 2000 700+ words
Aug. 31--Memory chip designer Rambus Inc. was hit Wednesday...Industries Co. Ltd. -- the second memory chip maker to file a lawsuit against Rambus...steady stream of negotiations with memory chip makers worldwide, seeking royalty...
- Memory chip maker Infineon is fined $160 million in price-fixing conspiracy.
- Newspaper article from: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, California) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) September 16, 2004 700+ words
Sep. 16--WASHINGTON -- German memory chip maker Infineon Technologies agreed to...spokesman for Micron Technology, another memory chip maker, said in a statement that it...efforts to license its technology to memory chip makers picked up momentum in 1996 when...
- California Memory-Chip Designer Rambus Presses On amid Tide of Litigation.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News September 9, 2002 700+ words
...Tribune Business News Sep. 9--Is memory chip designer Rambus an innovator or a lawbreaker...industry by concealing key patents on memory chip designs from an industry standards committee...royalties on $11 billion in annual memory chip sales. "They have an awkward reputation...
- Legal Battles Continue for Los Altos, Calif.-Based Memory Chip Maker Rambus.
- Newspaper article from: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, California) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) March 21, 2004 700+ words
...an antitrust case against Los Altos memory chip designer Rambus, half a dozen investors...entanglements have overshadowed its pioneering memory chip technology. As it turned out, an FTC...helping establish standards for the memory chip industry based in part on its own patented...
- Federal Trade Commission Accuses Los Altos, Calif., Memory-Chip Designer.
- Newspaper article from: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, California) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) June 20, 2002 700+ words
...antitrust laws, saying the Los Altos memory-chip designer hoodwinked an industry group...Wednesday to $4.12. Separately, leading memory chip makers disclosed that the antitrust...criminal investigation into whether memory chip makers manipulated prices. At least...
- Price Gap on Memory-Chip Plants Stalls Hynix-Micron Talks.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News January 29, 2002 700+ words
...Semiconductor Inc. may not sell its memory-chip plants, including the west Eugene factory...billion for the Eugene plant and six memory-chip plants in Korea, according to news...Micron, the world's second largest memory-chip maker, has been negotiating for at...
- SUPPLY GLUT TO HIT MEMORY CHIP INDUSTRY IN TWO YEARS: EXPERTS.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News April 12, 2004 700+ words
...The unprecedented boom in the global memory-chip market is expected to gradually give...warned Monday. Lately, the world's memory chip makers and market information agencies have been issuing rosy forecasts for memory-chip sales, citing robust growth in off...
- Supply Glut to Hit Memory Chip Industry in Two Years: Experts.
- News wire article from: YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea April 12, 2004 700+ words
...The unprecedented boom in the global memory-chip market is expected to gradually give...warned Monday. Lately, the world's memory chip makers and market information agencies have been issuing rosy forecasts for memory-chip sales, citing robust growth in off...
