AP – Italian officials are seeking to raise some euro25 million (about $32 million) in private money to finance the restoration of one of the country’s iconic landmarks: the Colosseum.
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Italy seeks private sponsors to restore Colosseum
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AP – Italian officials are seeking to raise some euro25 million (about $32 million) in private money to finance the restoration of one of the country’s iconic landmarks: the Colosseum.
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Italy seeks private sponsors to restore Colosseum
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AP – Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. posted a second-quarter profit Thursday, reversing year-ago losses when companies and consumers held off on upgrading computers and other technology.
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Fairchild Semi tops estimates with 2Q profit
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AP – Playboy Enterprises Inc. said Monday that its iconic founder is offering to buy the remaining shares of the media empire, taking the company private, in a deal that values the company at $185 million.
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AP – German semiconductor maker Infineon Technologies AG said Wednesday that improved growth and demand from automakers and chip card and security providers helped bring it back to profitability in the second quarter.
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Infineon Technologies makes $105M net profit in Q2
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California’s towering redwoods depend on coastal fog for much of their yearly water supply. But in a new study scientists report that the long-term health of these iconic trees may be in danger as weather changes could contribute to fewer days in the mist.
AP – Taiwan-based semiconductor maker Silicon Motion Technology Corp. said Monday it widened its loss in the fourth quarter as revenue plunged.
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For as long as anyone can remember, the crowded and squalid old city of Calcutta has danced to the rhythm of labor strikes, political agitations and Marxist theorizing. One of the icons of the city was Jyoti Basu, India’s longest serving, and best known Communist. He passed away Sunday at the age of 95. Calcutta is one of the last bastions of Marxism.
Swiss voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional ban on minarets on Sunday, barring construction of the iconic mosque towers in a surprise vote that put Switzerland at the forefront of a European backlash against a growing Muslim population. Muslim groups in Switzerland and abroad condemned the vote as biased and anti-Islamic.
Reuters – Semiconductor stocks fell sharply after BofA Merrill Lynch turned bearish on the industry and downgraded several chipmakers, including Intel Corp , citing a modest rise in inventories.
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Chip stocks fall on BofA Merrill downgrades
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