Womens Business Institute Procurement Fair a success
The first WBI Procurement Fair at Fort Detrick drew about 30 registered participants and 40 walk-ins seeking small business resources and government contracting guidance. Speaker Rep Roscoe Bartlett highlighted the event’s aim to boost women entrepreneurs and connect them with government opportunities. Life Technologies and Invitrogen Corp merger details set the exchange ratio at 1.0 Life for 1.0 Invitrogen share with cash components.
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HexTel selects ViaCast satellite solution for region access
HexTel Communications picks ViaCast satellite tech to deliver Internet and managed bandwidth services across its operations. Paradigm to provide integration and support enabling service delivery to Turkey, Pakistan, Middle East, Africa, and HexTel’s Internet Cafes via European and U.S. fiber networks.
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Grain and soybean futures mixed on Chicago Board of Trade
Prices finished mixed as traders held cautious ahead of USDA production reports. Soybeans edged up from harvest pressure and futures above 2 a bushel. wheat slipped while December corn rose to 1.96 a bushel and November soybeans at 5.06. Live cattle and hogs also traded mixed with cattle steady and hogs down.
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Markets slide as tech sells off on Monday
New York stocks fell for a second day as investor concerns over technology shares weighed on the market. The Dow dropped 23.2 to 11,195.5, the Nasdaq shed 82.06 to 3,896.35, and the S&P 500 lost 5.24 to 1,489.26. Oil jumped despite OPEC's plan to raise output. Schlumberger, Halliburton and Baker Hughes rose on energy optimism. IBM, Oracle, Sun Microsystems and Cisco slid on tech worries. Goldman Sachs announced a $6.5 billion stock deal to buy Spear Leeds. Banks lifted J.P. Morgan and Chevron gained on merger talk rumors. DAX, FTSE 100 and CAC-40 cooled abroad.
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