But the proposal has stirred turmoil among the state's Republicans, especially those expecting a more traditional cut-other-spending approach for funding core needs.
But reports this week that semiconductor giant Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) will soon cut prices by 50% on its top-end Core 2 Duo chips--as profit margins continue to sag--signal that its war with smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices (nyse: AMD - news - people ) continues.
He handpicked new managers, tied their pay to the share price, cut costs ruthlessly, sold non-core assets and forced the marketing team to stick to a focused strategy which, in Sunbeam's case, means selling more aggressively overseas.
One of Clinton's first acts as President was to abandon his own promise to cut middle-class taxes so he could embrace the core of the Perot agenda.
But reports this week that semiconductor giant Intel will soon cut prices by 50% on its top-end Core 2 Duo chips--as profit margins continue to sag--signal that its war with smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices continues.
The recession and a surge in the number of new power plants brought online had cut the prices it could charge for generating electricity--its core business--from a peak of 25 cents per kilowatt-hour (in California, December 2000) to 2.7 cents a year later.
Competition in the low-end market is getting fiercer by the day, but having a quad-core solution will help Qualcomm defend its market share better without having to cut prices.
FORBES: Qualcomm Introduces Three New Entry-Level Chipsets To Target Emerging Markets
Europe included the greenhouse-gas cut promise in the Berlin declaration celebrating 50 years of integration, putting it at the core of Europe's purpose for the next half century.
Concerned about the potential loss of market share in the core PC microprocessor market to ARM-based parts, Sterne Agee analyst Vijay Rakesh this morning cut his rating on Intel shares to Neutral from Buy.
FORBES: Intel: Worried On ARM Threat, Sterne Agee Downgrades
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