"...Sales will probably rise to between 400 billion yen ($3.4 billion) and 500 billion yen...We have narrowed down the possibilities'' for locating the new facility..."

"...suggest companies may be increasingly confident about reviving fundraising plans shelved earlier this year..."

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"...the billing figure is almost 6% above June's US$1.56 billion and almost 53% above July 2005's US$1.08 billion..."

"...Morris Chang said 3Q sales will be a bit lower than 2Q, but it will still be much better than last ...current down cycle was a small one and that the impact on the firm's profits would be limited..."