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Commentary, National & International Headlines:
Dow climbs for eighth straight session on Boeing ---- Locals get creative to woo Google network - INTERNET OFFER FIRES UP DOZENS OF COMMUNITIES ---- Autodesk Launches European Clean Tech Partner Program ---- Digital Realty Trust Completes First Lease Agreements at Its New Datacenter Park Property in the Dallas Metro ---- Google TV Should Finally Push Apple TV Beyond A "Hobby" ---- China Drawing High-Tech Research From U.S. (Applied Materials) ---- Google slams Viacom for secret YouTube uploads ---- Letter From Chinese Ad Sellers to Google Appears Fake

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CA Highlights:

To create jobs in California, start by fixing budget process

Waste Watcher: CalPERS Loses Big On Deal Shepherded By Ex-Board Member

State lawsuits likely over health care bill

Does farm policy make Americans fat?

States pressure e-tailers to collect sales tax

Governor was right to veto budget gimmicks

Census Bureau Facts for Features: Cinco de Mayo
Corporate News:

Google TV Should Finally Push Apple TV Beyond A "Hobby"

Acquisitions/Offerings/Dividends/Contracts: --- --- ENMAX Corporation and Cisco Collaborate on Calgary Smart Grid Project --- SunPower to build solar system for Yolo County --- Google, Intel team up on TV project ---

Corporate Actions: --- Cisco Unified Computing System Delivers Breakthrough Business Application Performance --- Intel WiDi beams video from laptops to your big-screen TV --- IR Introduces Rugged, Reliable 600V IC for General Purpose Automotive Drive Applications --- Wells Fargo seeks to keep docs public in dispute --- Intuit Payroll Helps Small Businesses Navigate the HIRE Act ---

Boards, Meetings & Personnel: --- Health Net Board Adopts Majority Voting for Directors --- Apple director Jerry York dies at 71 --- Genentech hires Cytokinetics founder for new position ---

Awards, Products & Shows: --- EA's Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Tops March Sales Charts --- Broadcom Introduces World's Fastest Single-Chip Ethernet Switch --- Electronic Arts gets long-term bullish options bet --- Report: iPad's debut sales could outpace iPhone's


Numbers of Interest:

AMB Property Corporation(R) Releases New Research on the Outlook for Industrial Rent Growth

Health Net's Board Approves New Share Repurchase Program with $300 Million in Share Repurchase Authority

Broadcom's Shares Upgraded on CEO McGregor's Bullish Outlook

Internet TV use triples among younger viewers

Central Valley home price collapse eases

Bay Area home prices up, sales slide

Sacramento home sales flat, as prices rise

Quarterly Reports & Financials: Palm revenue tops expectations --- Ross Stores Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2009 Earnings



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    INDEX OVERVIEW


    3/18/10 - 15:23 PDT - The California Index opened trading today at $7228.15 and closed DOWN after 2 up days at $7222.23 for a net DECREASE of $5.92 Over the last 16 business days, the Index has RISEN $557.97 Since March 1, 2010, the Index has RISEN $446.86 In Comparison, the Index rose $193.50 in Feb.

    Today, 3 companies earned profits over $1, while 8 lost profits over $1. The NYSE had 2 winners and 3 losers, while the NASDAQ had 1 winner and 5 losers.

    5 of 12 Index segments posted gains

    Combined NYSE & NASDAQ categories produced the following results:


    Agriculture & Food - UP $0.87
    Banking, Credit & Finance - DOWN $1.27
    Construction, Real Estate & Property - DOWN $2.48
    Consumer Products - DOWN $1.81
    Employment Services - UP $0.46
    Energy - DOWN $0.64
    Entertainment - DOWN $0.33
    Health - UP $3.01
    Insurance - UP $0.58
    Manufacturing - UP $0.12
    Technology - DOWN $4.58
    Transportation - DOWN $1.59


    NYSE - DOWN $0.68
    Agriculture & Food - UP $1.39
    Banking, Credit & Finance - DOWN $1.55
    Construction, Real Estate & Property - DOWN $2.48
    Consumer Products - UP $0.64
    Employment Services UP $0.36
    Energy - DOWN $0.66
    Entertainment - DOWN $0.37
    Health - UP $5.06
    Insurance - UP $0.58
    Manufacturing - UP $1.09
    Technology - DOWN $2.90
    Transportation - DOWN $0.34

    NASDAQ - DOWN $36.16
    Agriculture and Food - DOWN $0.52
    Banking, Credit & Finance - UP $0.28
    Construction, Real Estate and Property- NS
    Consumer Products - DOWN $2.45
    Employment Services - UP $0.10
    Energy - UP $0.02
    Entertainment - UP $0.04
    Health - DOWN $2.05
    Insurance - NS
    Manufacturing - DOWN $0.03
    Technology - DOWN $1.68
    Transportation - UP $1.25
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