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Most people who follow high technology rhapsodize on the benefits of the cheap revolution--the dramatic drop in processing and storage prices promised by Moore's Law, and falling prices for optical fiber for data transport thanks to better exploitation, off-shoring, outsourcing, overseas manufacture and no-cost open-source software. Comment?
Vertro Announces Credit Facility With Bridge Bank N.A.
Vertro, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a new credit facility agreement with Bridge Bank N.A., a subsidiary of Bridge Capital Holdings . Comment?
SVB Financial Group Announces Closing of Public Offering
SVB Financial Group today announced the closing of the sale of an additional 165,568 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $38.50 per share. Comment?
Thousands of Appeals Slow Tax Returns in Santa Clara
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If you're one of the thousands of Santa Clara County homeowners who are appealing your property tax assessment, don't hold your breath waiting for that refund check. Comment?
Microsoft Launches WebsiteSpark: Ignites New Opportunities for Web professionals and Organizations
Combined with the release of the Web Platform Installer 2.0 and the Windows Web Application Gallery 2.0, the initiatives make it easier for Web professionals & Organizations to build richer, more compelling Web experiences. Comment?
New speculation game: "What if" Santa Clara 49ers stadium plan rejected
Until Santa Clara voters decide in June whether they want the San Francisco 49ers to plunk an NFL stadium in the middle of Silicon Valley, there will be one game constantly played in addition to the political game. Comment?
New speculation game: 'What if' Santa Clara 49ers stadium plan rejected
Until Santa Clara voters decide in June whether they want the San Francisco 49ers to plunk an NFL stadium in the middle of Silicon Valley, there will be one game constantly played in addition to the political game. Comment?
Biz Break: A break for frenzied online holiday shoppers
Today: Online retailers extend free-shipping deadlines. GM hires Microsoft CFO Chris Liddell. Comment?
Two plead not guilty to insider trading
The hedge fund founder at the center of an alleged insider trading ring that prosecutors say involved at least 21 people pleaded not guilty today to securities fraud. Comment?
President Barack Obama nominated Marilyn A. Brown to serve on the Tennessee Valley Authority's board of directors. Comment?
Insurance firms big winners in health care bill
I got a call from Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry the other day. From the sound of things, the Senate clearly intends to take its holiday break Wednesday, no matter what. Comment?
Silicon Valley stocks: Oracle soars, Palm plunges after earnings reports
Oracle led technology stocks higher Friday, giving a boost to the Nasdaq, and at one point hit the highest level in almost nine years, but Palm shares fell more than 13 percent after the Sunnyvale smartphone maker reported its 10th quarterly loss in a row. Comment?
Silicon Valley Banka s parent to repay all its $235M in TARP money
SVB Financial Group , parent of Silicon Valley Bank , said it will repay the entire $235 million it received under the federal government's Troubled Asset Relief Program. Comment?
Ever get the feeling that there are way too many potholes in San Jose? Despite all the stimulus money pouring into Silicon Valley for shovel-ready projects, the region still has the second-worst roads in the country, topped only by Los Angelesa 'though it is tied with San Francisco and Honolulu. Comment?
Silicon Valley jobless rate down to 11.8%
The jobless rate in Silicon Valley eased a bit in November from the record high of 12 percent it reached in October, state officials said Friday. Comment?
Great America sold, but 49er stadium fight goes on, ever more...
The company that owns the Great America amusement park in Santa Clara agreed Thursday to be sold to a private investment firm, adding another knot to the tangled debate over the construction of a new football stadium for the San Francisco 49ers. Comment?
SVB Financial Group to Fully Repay TARP Funds to U.S. Treasury
SVB Financial Group , the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank and financial partner to technology companies and venture capitalists worldwide, announced today that it has received approval from the U.S. Treasury to repay $235 million in TARP Capital Purchase Program funds, plus accrued but unpaid dividends, to the U.S. Treasury. Comment?
Silicon Valley house prices rise 13.9% in November from a year earlier
Amid a Bay Area-wide improvement in the housing market, Santa Clara County helped lead the way with a dramatic jump in November of both sales and prices over the same month last year, the second month in a row that the battered real-estate market has shown some heat. Comment?
Great America sold, but 49er stadium fight goes on, ever more complicated
The company that owns the Great America amusement park in Santa Clara agreed Thursday to be sold to a private investment firm, adding another knot to the tangled debate over the construction of a new football stadium for the San Francisco 49ers. Comment?
Silicon Valley house prices rise 13.9% in Nov. from a year earlier
Amid a Bay Area-wide improvement in the housing market, Santa Clara County helped lead the way with a dramatic jump in November of both sales and prices over the same month last year, the second month in a row that the battered real-estate market has shown some heat. Comment?