Northrop advance brings era of the laser gun closer 9166/364

据 La time ,Mar 19,2009 报导.Northrop Grumman Corp. engineers in Redondo beach have developed an electric laser capable of producing a deadly 100-kilowatt ray of light ,a major milestone that is expected to help transform what was once a Buck roger space fantasy into reality.
.....but because the energy output relies on the quantity of chemicals used, they take a lot of space.

Port traffic plunges further 9165/363

据 la time Mar 19,2009报导.Container totals fall in February at the Long Beach-L.A. complex.
A bottom may be near.
At the Port of Los Angeles, the number of containers carrying imported goods fell in February by 35.3% to 206,035 containers. that was down from 318,445 containers during the same month in 2008,and it marked the lowest monthly total for imports since May 2001. Exports declined 27.6% to 111,595 containers from 154,127 in February 2008.

Europe hangs on 9164/362

据 C & EN ,Mar 16,2009报导.Suppliers to durable goods Markets got slammed in late 2008,while those tied to consumable goods fared better.

NH3 Manifolds 9163/356

据Sucessful farm ,Mar,2009 报导. Newer manifolds ensure more accurate application.
这份3页的报告,附有简图,便於和当前用的对比,以确定能否参考.

Cambrex & Nalco 9162/355

据 wsj Feb 3,2009 报导.For health care, Cambrex,up 63 cents, or 19%,to$3.90,paced much of the increases,
又据 wsj Feb 5,2009报导.Nalco holding rose 1.70,or 17%,to 11.51as investors shrugged off a fourth-quarter loss and instead focused on strong operating performance.

Spectrum files for chapter11 protection 9161/354

据 wsj Feb 4, 2009 报导.Specyrum brands Inc.,a consumer-products company that makes products ranging from Ray-ovac batteries and cutter bug spray to Remington shavers,filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas on tuesday

Zoltek & K12 9160/359

据 wsj Feb 11 ,2009 报导. Small stock focus. Zoltek,a St.Louis maker of carbon fibers used to strengthen products ranging from aircraft brakes to air bags and bicycles, fell 1.84,or 21%, to 6.81, after reporting fiscal first-quarter earnings below analysts' expectations.
Shares of K12 rose (NYSE) 1.15,or 7%,to 17.59,after the Herdon,Va., online-education provider reported higher fiscal second-quarter earnings and reiterated its fiscal 2009 revenue forecast.

Where lab waste goes 9158/352

据 C & EN Mar 9,2009 文章介绍,实验室废物处理.如废溶剂收集与焚烧.

Economists give Obama and Geithner low grades 9157/351

据 wsj Mar 12,2009 报导.On average,they gave the president a grade of 59 out of 100,and although there was a broad range of marks,42% of respondents rated Mr.Obama below 60. Mr.Geithner received an average grade of 51. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke scored better,with an average 71.

U.S.Government needs map for lost Citi 9156/350

据 wsj jan 15,2009 报导.Wouldn't it be great to wake up in the norning and not have Citigroup to worry about? 在儿个大银行中, leverage ratios ,Citigroup 达46.7 居首位;BOA ,31.7 ;J.P.Morgan 25.8; Goldman sachs 20.6 ;wells Fargo 15.5.

IBM 深入云端运算服务 9320/348

据世界日报近日报导.IBM在声明中称,"企业家正面临一个传统IT系统的突破机会,很多系统无法分享信息以及工作负载,很多伺服器出现大量闲置.电力成本已经超过了这些成本所能创造的效益,而云端运稿,恰恰可以大幅提高经济效率."

3M curbs spending,cutting outlook as profit falls 37% 9155/341

据 wsj jan 30,2009 报导. After posting a 37% drop in quarterly net income,3M co.said it plans to reduce capital spending by about 30% this year and shelve share buybacks as it works to "aggressively"conserve cash.

Huntsman to cut jobs and close British plant 9154/339

据 wsj jan 23,2009 报导.Huntsman corp.said it will cut more than 9% of its work force and close a titanium-dioxide plant as chemical manufacturer continues to scale back operations amid slumping demand.

电子贸易与电子信息 9301/338

据 wsj , jan 23,2009 . small stock focus 报导.Knight capital group climbed 1.66,or 11%,to 17.20,as the electronic trader's fourth-quarter net income rose 60%,benefiting from high trading volume.
Teledyne technologies fell 6.99,or 19%,to 29.99,marking a three-year low. the thousand Oaks,Calif.,electronics and communications company reported lower-than-expected fourth-quarter sales and forecast 2009 earning below Wall Street expectations.

Queen of the Crisis ,呛辣名嘴 9153/335

据 Time ,Mar 16,2009 和 世界日报 3月9日报导. 介绍 Suze Orman . Suze Orman has become the most trusted voice for million of Americans suffering financial pain. But is her advice right for the times?
每周 call in ,Orman 的 CNBC 节目,她能快速诊断出观众的向题,很快地给出药方,据说这些建议事后都证明有效.

' Sea turtles' see opportunity in their homeland

据 la time 近日报导. China draws skilled workers back home. 这篇由Los angeles 和 Shanghai 记者联合写的.有关海归的情况. 但是看到'Sea turtles'这词,在中文译'海龟',难道英文也可作'海归'释.

Selling Expertise on the internet for Extra cash

据 wsj Mar 3,2009报导.people pinched by recession. Use Sites to offer services;counseling for $1.89 a minute.
Piecework : more people are looking to make money online by using the following methods:
Expert advice:some Web sites-or their users-will pay professionals to offer custom advice.
Content creation:Sites typically pay per submission;some pay more on traffic.
Crowd sourcing:When a site divvies up a large"task"into bite-sized pieces and pays per completion.

Exec gets mileage from her image

据 la time Mar 2,2009 报导. MD Helicopters CEO Lynn Tilton has been amassing an empire.
Rotor blades and turbine engines were supposed to be the showcase at the annual helicopter convention in Anaheim last week,so pilot James Costa wasn't sure what to make of the crowd surrounding a woman in a leopard-skin dress with knee-high boots.
The company expects to deliver 70 new helicopters this year ,up from 52 last year.

Consumer spending rises 0.6%

据 La time Mar 3,2009 报导.The commerce department report on consumers showed spending rose 0.6% in January,even better than the 0.4% gain economists expected.
Consumer spending,which accounts for about 70%of total economic activity,fell at an annual rate of 4.3% during the fourth quarter,the biggest drop scince the second quarter of 1980.

Preparing for the future,one Chinese word at a time

据 tribute 近日报导. Upland 学习中文情况.所附照片是儿童在学习方块识字.

Age no barrier to internet

据 tribute 近日报导.付标题 "More older Americans exploring Web."举例 One Generation to another: Computer instructor Jacob King,helps Amos Hoyton,84,with his computer skills at ONEgeneration Senior Enrichment Center in Reseda.

Chinese,U.S.policies spur stock advance after sell-offs

据la time Mar 5 2009 报导,由於中国的4万亿刺激经济的方案(可能中国人代会),美国相关股票上涨.如:Alcoa and Caterpillar. 有关原油与金属的股票也涨,例如:Copper ..Co.(同日在KCET business night节目中也看到).

国泰万通盈余4940万元,美国华资银行在金融风暴中没有倒.

题目的前半段是世界日报3月2日工商版中头条新闻的标题,后半段是本人加的.例如华美银行也没事.这些银行规模不是很大,所以管理得到.那些大银行不仅管理存在大漏洞,而且思想也是老大自居,出向题也找不到责任人,大也有大的坏处.

dow chemical 并购 Roam & haas,Rodhe 并购 Genentech

据电视台Kcet night business Mar 6, 2009 报导,dow chemical 并购 Roam & Haas,因此,股价在$7基础上,升$0.6/股.而Roam & Haas 大概在$50-$60的基础上,升约$10.
世界日报 Mar 6,报导.并购基因科技(Genentech),罗氏药厂(Roche)加码.由一股$86.5升高到$93.
Genentech 的癌思仃(Avastin)是利用基因工程方式重组的单株抗体,已经通过作为对胸,肺的标靶治疗药品.

生物海岸高科技大裁员

据世界日报 3/3,2009 B1版报导. 圣地亚哥制药业,电玩生产商,国防企业等30多家公司裁员. 至少四家破产. 这由专门收集高科技行业资讯的网站 [ Xconomy] 统计. (我试过这网站,很好.)

中国中医药团,阿里巴巴,创办人马云分别访问加洲

据世界日报3月4日B10报导.中医药管理局付局长房书亭带代表团耒访,中国政府投入36亿人民币为发展用. 马云强调淘宝交易量10年内会超过wal mart 在全球交易量,约 4000亿美元.

有关骆家辉任商务部长报导

据la time, Mar 2,2009 题为"lock's ties to China may be a selling point". 这半版报导介绍骆过去与中国的种种关系,受托如microsoft等公司.

美国经济数据显亦严重衰退

据wsj 及latime feb28,2009同时报导,美国去年四季度GDP 下降6%,出口下降30%. 这是过去所没有. 继上周股市跌势,今日Dow 再跌 299点,为6800左右.

第一财经中,美经贸前景讨论缺乏美国资料

今晨看了第一财经直播,讨论中,美经济关系,外汇存底如何用?美国国债?基金?(李曼兄弟).
接着我看了周二Obama讲话,然后周四有关预算的记者招待会.发言人 Peter Orszag , 他是:
Office of managment & boudget 的 Director ; 还有一位,她是:Christina Romer , White house council of economy 的 Adviser chairmen . 谈了巨额预算,在三个方面的投入,一是 能源,要摆脱原油依赖外国,二是教育投入,要提高教师质量,三是,健保,要提高医疗效率.
现在的美国经济处於非正常状态,GDP将下降,这对处於衰退并不意外,失业率在8%,预计2012或2013会降到5%. 在1929-1933期间,美国GDP曾下降25%.
参会的记者有 CNN,new york time等.
美国的信息没有在直播中得到反映.