IN BRIEF.VALLEY INDEX GAINS: Shares of companies in the Daily News Index were mostly higher, led by Sylmar's MiniMed Inc. and Amgen Inc. of Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. . MiniMed gained $2.25 to $91.375. Amgen gained $2.125 to $68.25. - Daily News T-BILL RATES FALL: Interest rates on short-term Treasury securities fell in Monday's auction. The Treasury Department sold $7.5 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 4.510 percent, down from 4.570 percent last week. An additional $7.53 billion was sold in six-month bills at a rate of 4.540 percent, down from 4.585 percent. The three-month rate was the lowest since Feb. 16, when the bills sold for 4.440 percent. The six-month rate was the lowest since Feb. 22, when the rate was 4.430. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. PAID BY CHECK: Electronic Clearing House Inc., an Agoura Hills-based credit card processing and check guarantee service, said Monday that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Magic Software Development Inc., a check verification firm based in Albuquerque, N.M. Though the terms of the agreement are yet to be worked out, officials at the Agoura Hills company said the deal is expected to involve a stock transaction and performance-based criteria. - Daily News ROMAN RETURNS: Phil Roman, who retired last month as chairman of North Hollywood-based animation specialist Film Roman Inc., has formed a Studio City-based animation company called Phil Roman Entertainment. Roman, who has won six Emmys and founded Film Roman in 1984, said he was not ready for retirement and added that he has been energized by shedding his corporate responsibilities. - Daily News SPLIT OVER BANANAS ba·nan·as adj. Slang Crazy: "That's the horrible thing when you're bananas : The European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community charged in an emergency meeting Monday in Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. that the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. was unfairly waging a banana banana, name for several species of the genus Musa and for the fruits these produce. The banana plant—one of the largest herbaceous plants—is said to be native to tropical Asia, but is now cultivated throughout the tropics. battle with its rivals. But many countries told both trade giants they were fed up with endless meetings of the World Trade Organization and that the United States and EU should resolve their differences and stop tying up the world agenda. - Associated Press |
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