If good companies like Tri-Tech can get capital, they will lead the way in growth and innovation.

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For all these reasons, Levy is keeping more than 50% of his assets in Treasurys, and advises using any rally in the stock market to unload equities, including once-high-flying tech stocks that have fallen like lead.

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He wants to become a professor so he can help America lead the world in high-tech industries of tomorrow.

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It could also spark a browser war, however, irritating corporate information-technology administrators who don't like the prospect of having to test and maintain competing browsers, says Tim Hickernell, associate lead research analyst with Info-Tech Research Group.

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On Thursday, I visited a new, high-tech factory in Michigan where workers are helping America lead the way in a growing clean energy industry.

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Chip developer Qualcomm says plug-in charging is too "cumbersome" and its tech could lead to batteries being topped up while cars are being driven.

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Imports from China are higher-tech and more varied, with electronics, machines and chemicals in the lead.

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In Washington, tech-industry officials caution against new regulations to prevent future attacks, asking the government to lead by example.

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Ottawa University, 150 years old in August, long ago took the lead in the traditional specialities of law and medicine, and is now bidding for the high-tech market.

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