Norwood, MA, July 12, 2011 Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc, ATS, will present a free technical engineering webinar Thermal Management of Consumer Electronics on Thursday, July 28, from their Boston-area design and manufacturing campus.
Consumer electronics products are featuring increasingly more sophisticated processors, DSPs and FPGAs. They are even being deployed in military and other hostile environments. These sophisticated technologies allow a wide range of features, but they have higher thermal management needs.
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July 11th, 2011 by Flynn Best | Posted in Financial Topics | No Comments »
Tagged as: Week, Week Review
Last week saw US and Japanese markets moving forward whilst Europe stagnated or retreated. In Europe over the course of the week, the FTSE stood still gaining just 0.01%, closing at 5990.6; the Dax dipped by 0.23% to close at 7402.7; the CAC weakened by 2.3% to end the session at 3913.6.
The Dow ended the week up by 0.73% finishing the trading session at 12675.2. The Nasdaq ended the week up by 1.6% to close at 2859.8.
The Nikkei rose over the course of the week, gaining 2% to end the trading session at 10069.5, breaching the 10000 point barrier for the first time since the earthquake and tsunami struck on 11th March.
On the currency markets last week, the Dollar had the best of the trading by the time my reference data was generated (this was before disappointing US employment details were released).
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July 11th, 2011 by Flynn Best | Posted in Financial Topics | No Comments »
Tagged as: Bail Bondsmen, Bondsmen
Many businesses require licenses. In Maryland, you need a license to be a bail bondsmen (I suspect you do in most states). One of the rules in Maryland is that you can’t be a convicted felon if you’re a bail bondsmen.
Milton Tillman Jr. and his son, Milton Tillman III, had a problem. The elder Tillman had a felony conviction, and they were the owners of Four Aces Bail Bonds in Baltimore. The business was doing quite well, but the elder Tillman couldn’t legally run the business. Now, you and I probably would have never gone into the business given that issue. Alter
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July 10th, 2011 by Connor Head | Posted in Financial News | No Comments »
Tagged as: Security, Social Security
President Obama issued a broadside Tuesday in the debt ceiling debate, saying in a high-profile interview that he cannot ensure government benefits — including Social Security — will be paid if Congress fails to act.
“I cannot guarantee that those checks go out on August 3rd if we haven’t resolved this issue. Because there may simply not be the money in the coffers to do it,” Obama told CBS News.
This is not the first time the administration has warned that Social Security benefits are on the line. But it is the first time Obama has addressed the issue so pointedly.
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner warned Congress as early as Jan. Read more info…
July 10th, 2011 by Elijah Burgess | Posted in Business World | No Comments »
Tagged as: Deficit, Deficit Narrows
April exports of $175.6 billion and imports of $219.2 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $43.7 billion, down from $46.8 billion in March, revised. April exports were $2.2 billion more than March exports of $173.4 billion. April imports were $1.0 billion less than March imports of $220.2 billion.
The March to April increase in exports of goods reflected increases in industrial supplies and materials ($2.0 billion); capital goods ($1.2 billion); and consumer goods ($0.3 billion). Read more info…