Texas to chip in 40 million for research center
Texas will invest 540 million to launch a center studying advanced semiconductors with nanotechnology and biotech. The UT System and Sematech will manage the project, aiming to create over 4,000 high skilled jobs and keep Sematech in Texas amid interstate competition.
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Sematech
Advanced Materials Research Center
University of Texas System
Rick Perry
Texas Enterprise Fund
Perry
Michael Polcan
Todas
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Hewlett-Packard
Infineon Technologies
IBM
Intel
Motorola
Philips
TSMC
Texas Instruments
Texas Research Center
UT System
Mark Yudof
David Dewhurst
Yudof
Hollywood Entertainment agrees to 840 million buyout bid
A group led by two Los Angeles investment firms offers about 840 million dollars to acquire Hollywood Entertainment Corp, the No. 2 video rental chain, with roughly 300 million in assumed debt. The deal comes amid shifts toward DV technology and competition from discounters like Wal Mart and Target, impacting video retailers.
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Ore
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Hollywood Entertainment
Blockbuster Inc
Dallas
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Target Corp
Associated
Judge trims Alabama verdict against Exxon Mobil
A Montgomery County judge cut a record 11.9 billion dollar punitive verdict against Exxon Mobil to 3.5 billion while leaving 102.8 million compensatory damages intact. The ruling aligns with higher court guidelines for punitive damages and keeps the case headed for potential Alabama Supreme Court review.
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Ala
Alabama
Exxon Mobil Corp
Tracy McCooey
Montgomery County
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Exxon Mobil
McCooey
Alabama Supreme Court
Shares rise on bullish earnings outlooks
The market climbed as optimism over first quarter earnings outlooks fueled gains on Monday. The Dow rose 116.66 to 10,329.63, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq up as investors eyed next week’s earnings season and awaited Friday’s payroll data. Strong moves in Nvidia, eBay, Caterpillar, Amgen, and Tularik shaped the session while Tyson Foods faced an SEC informal probe into executive perks.
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Matt Kelman
Kelmoore Strategy Funds
Standard & Poor
Lynch
nVidia Corp
Wedbush Morgan
eBay Inc
Caterpillar Inc
Amgen Inc
Tularik Inc
Amgen
Tularik
Tyson Foods Inc
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Oil slips as OPEC meeting looms in Vienna
New York futures ease as traders fret over OPEC plans and possible adherence to a 1 million barrel per day cut. May light sweet crude settles at 35.45, down 28 cents, with analysts wary of the cartel’s approach ahead of talks.
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Austin
Sematech
Texas
New York
New York Mercantile Exchange
Scott Meyers
Pioneer Futures Inc
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
GPEC
Vienna
Aji Naimi
Naimi
Kyle Cooper
Houston
Citigroup
Meyers
London
International Petroleum Exchange
Brent
OPEC
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