Kicking things off this morning: Volterra Semiconductor (VLTR), which sells high-performance analog and mixed-signal power management chips.

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Both iLoud and iLoud MINI are also equipped with a high-performance Li-Ion rechargeable battery with smart power-management features that reduce its power consumption, making possible to go long periods without recharging, an important factor for mobile users.

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He has brought in a new management team, slashed overhead and refocused the company on high-performance products.

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Berry likes the similar Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Fund, yielding 1.9% after expenses of 1.8%, for its "steady performance and proven management" and the no-load Fidelity Floating Rate High Income Fund, which is returning 2.9% after expenses of 0.9%.

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The high-performance systems that Lockheed Martin develops require a range of technologies, including cloud computing, biometrics, information management, modeling and simulation, precision pointing, energy management and storage, optics and electro-optics, and nanotechnology.

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