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Real-time News
New York silver futures rose above $80 per ounce, up 3.05% on the day.The Eurozones preliminary services PMI for February was 51.8, below the expected 51.9 and the previous reading of 51.6.The Eurozones preliminary manufacturing PMI for February was 50.8, in line with expectations of 50 and the previous reading of 49.5.The Eurozones preliminary composite PMI for February was 51.9, below the expected 51.5 and the previous reading of 51.3.On February 20th, U.S. prosecutors announced that a federal grand jury indicted three Silicon Valley engineers on charges of stealing trade secrets from Google and other technology companies and transferring sensitive data to Iran. Samane Gandali, 41; Soroul Gandali (Samanes sister), 32; and Mohammad Javad Khosrawi (Sorouls husband), 40, were arrested on Thursday and appeared in federal district court that day. All three are residents of San Jose. The indictment states that all defendants are Iranian citizens. Soroul held a nonimmigrant student visa and remained in the United States. Samane later became a U.S. citizen, while Khosrawi became a lawful permanent resident of the United States. Prosecutors stated that Khosrawi had served in the Iranian military. Prosecutors allege that the three defendants used their positions at a leading technology company developing mobile computer processors to obtain hundreds of confidential documents, including materials related to processor security and cryptography.
