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Ship traffic for Sun. Dec. 12
San Francisco Chronicle, 12/12/10
Due to arrive today SHIP FROM PORT APL Denver Los Angeles OAK New York Express Los Angeles OAK Hanjin Madrid Long Beach OAK Zhen Hua 19 China OAK Pioneer Sechelt, British Columbia SFO Due to depart today SHIP TO PORT Solar Wing San Diego RCH MSC Texas...
Citrix incubating startups in mobile tech; Facebook offers redesigned profile pages
Jason W. Lloren, San Francisco Chronicle, 12/12/10
Citrix Systems has created an incubation program at its Santa Clara campus to kick-start innovation in mobility technology. The virtualization and cloud computing company, which has 600 workers in its Silicon Valley offices, plans to provide nearly...
What's The Difference Between Medicare And Medicaid?
Lisa Smith, SF Gate, 12/12/10
Medicare and Medicaid are both government-sponsored programs designed to help cover healthcare costs. Because the programs have similar names, people are often confused about how the programs work and what coverage they offer. While both were established...
MORTGAGES - Fixed rates rising again
JANNA HERRON, San Francisco Chronicle, 12/12/10
Rates on fixed mortgages rose for the fourth straight week last week, hitting 4.61%. The surge could slow refinancings and further hamper the housing market. Freddie Mac said the average rate on a 30-year fixed loan increased sharply from the prior week's...
Home sales for 5 business days
San Francisco Chronicle, 12/12/10
Alameda County Total sales as of Oct. 22 123 Median price $380,250 Contra Costa County Total sales as of Nov. 18 144 Median price $281,000 Marin County Total sales as of Nov. 22 14 Median price $781,000 Napa County Total sales as of Nov. 22 13 Median price...
ARM indexes
San Francisco Chronicle, 12/12/10
Index This week Previous week Year ago 6-month CD 0.41 0.35 0.30 6-month T-bill 0.20 0.20 0.15 1-year TCMS¤ 0.28 0.27 0.32 3-year TCMS¤ 0.80 0.75 1.25 1-month Libor 0.26 0.26 0.23 6-month Libor 0.46 0.46 0.47 Index Last month Previous month Year ago Cost...
Beyonics, Great Eastern, Olam, Wilmar: Singapore Equity Preview
SF Gate, 12/13/10
Dec. 13 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies may have unusual price changes in Singapore trading today. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are from the previous close. Singapore's Straits Times Index dropped 0.8 percent to 3,185.42...
Gazprom, Oil India Discuss Joint Natural-Gas Projects in India
SF Gate, 12/13/10
Dec. 13 (Bloomberg) -- OAO Gazprom will meet with Oil India Ltd. in Moscow tomorrow to consider two possible joint natural- gas projects in India, Alexander Nikiforov, Gazprom's head for the country, told reporters in Moscow today. Oil India and Gazprom...
Barclays, JPMorgan Broke S. Korea Derivatives Rules
SF Gate, 12/13/10
(Adds comment from economist in fourth paragraph.) Dec. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Barclays Plc and JPMorgan Chase&Co.;'s South Korea units broke local banking rules by selling inappropriate currency derivatives, the Financial Supervisory Service said. The regulator...
Treasuries Gain on Prospect Fed May Say Open to More Purchases
SF Gate, 12/13/10
Dec. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries rose, pushing down yields from a six-month high, on speculation Federal Reserve policy makers meeting tomorrow will signal they may contemplate boosting purchases of government debt to support job growth. Chairman Ben S...
