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      22nd May 2010
Finally the EU does something usefull.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/10126755.stm

"Nine chip makers have been fined 331m euros (£283.1m, $404.2m) by European Union regulators for illegally fixing prices. "

Don't worry about your teatime favourite these are pc chips we are talking about.

 

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