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Hong Kong was up 2.2 percent Friday with chip designer Biren Technologies roaring 80 percent higher after its initial public offering.

From Barron's

"In PCs, memory typically accounts for 15 to 20 percent of total cost, but current pricing has pushed that toward 30 to 40 percent," he said.

From BBC

Seventy-two percent of Americans believe undocumented immigrants who have been in the U.S. for at least five years, have jobs, and have no criminal records should be allowed to stay and earn legal work permits.

From The Wall Street Journal

The inflation rate in December was 52 percent year-on-year, according to the Statistical Centre of Iran, an official body.

From Barron's

The figure is equivalent to roughly 0.2 percent of the country's total GDP.

From Barron's