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Worldwide semiconductor capital spending to grow 47.3%
Semiconductor capital equipment spending worldwide will grow 47.3 per cent in the second half of 2009, but the market is projected to decline 47.9 per cent this year, according to IT research and advisory firm Gartner Inc.

JD Salinger: An unpublished life
I read Catcher in the Rye again after 21 years… I wanted to understand the nature of JD Salinger’s hold on the teenager who lives on in my middle-aged heart… I think people go back to prison again and again because they find out how easy it is to live behind walls. If you mind your own business, and fight just enough to establish your own space, people don’t bother you much. There’s plenty of time to read and brood; all in all, not a bad place for ducks to spend the winter.”

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Cash discount catches fancy of home buyers
Freebies are no longer catching the fancy of prospective home buyers; instead they are seeking cash discount, as the real estate market shows signs of revival.
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Markets marginally down

The Sensex is now at 17,664, down 23 points. The NSE Nifty is at 5,268, down nine points. ______________________________________________ UCO Bank seeks shareholders" nod for fund raising Negative view on state-run oil cos: Fitch Jan cement sales in high double-digit The Sensex is down 13 points at 17,674. Maruti Suzuki has dropped 2.6% to Rs 1,475. Hero Honda has declined 1.4% to Rs 1,692. IT stocks continue to trade weak. TCS and Wipro have shed 1.5% each to Rs 740 and Rs 694, respectively. Infosys is down 1.3% at Rs 2,586. Hindalco has slipped 1.7% to Rs 172. Other losers in the index include Reliance Infrastructure, Hero Honda, Jaiprakash Associates and BHEL. However, ICICI Bank has added 1.5% to Rs 901. NTPC and Tata Power are up 1% each. The market breadth is marginally positive. Around 643 stocks have advanced while 587 have declined on the NSE.


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