4:20 pm : On Friday, the market's major averages traded within a relatively narrow range that was modestly below the flat line. Several factors stunted the market's progress. They included a higher than expected PPI read, disappointing guidance from Dell (DELL 30.38 -1.58), and a rebound in prices across the energy complex.
The core (which excludes food and energy) Producer Price Index rose 0.4% in January. That was double the anticipated increase, and it breaks the trend of low figures. Following Fed Chairman Bernanke's assertion that monetary policy decisions will be
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1:06 pm PT Zilog: Micron Technology purchases fabrication facility from ZiLOG (ZILG) 2.21 -0.04 : Micron Technology (MU) announces it has purchased a fabrication facility in Nampa, Idaho, from�the co.�Micron plans to use the facility for the final stages of image sensor production and other fabrication processes. �Micron purchased the 8-inch wafer fabrication facility and surrounding land from the co for a total consideration of $5 mln. The co received about $3.9 mln for the facility and 19 acres of the surrounding land, and the co received $1 mln for its vacant 19 acres at the site. The transaction costs will be apportioned on a prorated basis to the parties. Micron plans to invest in facility improvements and expects to bring the facility online by the end of the year. Micron also expects to hire operators, technicians and support staff at the facility.
1:01 pm PT American Ecology announces resignation of CFO (ECOL) 18.91 +0.34 : Co announces that Sr VP and�CFO Jim Baumgardner has resigned to accept the position of SR VP and�CFO with SECOR International.
1:01 pm PT Sigma-Aldrich announces a new licensing agreement with Rubicon Genomics (SIAL) 64.64 -0.36 : Co announces a new licensing agreement with Rubicon Genomics that allows Sigma to offer GenomePlex Whole Genome Amplification kits to service providers. Under this agreement, Sigma-Aldrich may sell GenomePlex kits to companies offering Whole Genome Amplification Services, thus expanding the service market to archived samples, FFPE and single cells. Rubicon Genomics will retain all rights to WGA for molecular diagnostics, and will continue its existing service business.
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