11 Oct 09 Commercial Fuel From Algae Still Years Away

chrnb sends along this quote from a report at Reuters: "Filling your vehicle's tank with fuel made from algae is still as much as a decade away, as the emerging industry faces a series of hurdles to find an economical way to make the biofuel commercially. Estimates on a timeline for a commercial product, and profits, vary from two to 10 years or more. Executives and industry players who gathered at the Algae Biomass Summit this week in San Diego said they need to push for breakthroughs along the entire chain — from identifying the best organisms to developing efficient harvesting methods. ... So far on the list: finding the right strain of algae among thousands of species that will produce high yields; designing systems where the desired algae can multiply and other species don't invade and disrupt the process; and extracting its oils without degrading other parts of the algae that can be made into side products and sold as well."

16 Oct 09 AMD Reports Loss, But Claims Profits Anyway

AMD released a tangled set of numbers backing up its third-quarter earnings. The bottom line: the chip company reported yet another loss, but claimed that its core product segment was barely profitable before charges.

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16 Oct 09 Google Revenue Up, Pledges to Increase Hiring

Google revenue jumped 7 percent from last year, while profits were up $35 million from this time last year, according to Thursday earnings results.

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21 Oct 09 Apple smashes forecasts, stock hits record

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's profits and sales streaked past Wall Street forecasts as iPhone and Mac sales hit quarterly records, sending its shares rocketing to all-time highs on Monday.