So a cheaper way of processing the one into the other would be very welcome indeed.

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Mining more coal for shipment to coal-to-liquid processing plants and fuel customers would reverse the slide, potentially welcome news for shareholders of Burlington Northern, Norfolk Southern and other rail companies.

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Mining more coal for shipment to coal-to-liquid processing plants and fuel customers would reverse the slide, potentially welcome news for shareholders of Burlington Northern, Norfolk Southern (nyse: NSC - news - people ) and other rail companies.

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Rival chip makers such as Texas Instruments and Motorola, which are strong in digital signal processing (a technology used in mobile telephones that is particularly suitable for intelligent appliances) welcome the chance to compete in a market that Intel does not dominate.

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