Apple, you’re longer No. 1. Research In Motion’s
BlackBerry Curve was the best-selling consumer smart phone in the first quarter, according to industry research company The NPD Group. Apple’s iPhone came in second, but two other BlackBerry models — the Storm and the Pearl — were right behind in third and fourth place. RIM’s consumer smart-phone market share increased by 15 percent, to 50 percent, in the quarter, as Apple’s share dropped by 10 percent. NPD attributes the change in rankings to aggressive Verizon Wireless ad campaigns that pitched the BlackBerry Storm and a BOGO (that’s buy one, get one) on BlackBerrys.
Collins Building
open house
The Port of Everett is holding an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday to discuss how it plans to make up for dismantling the Collins Building on its waterfront, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. The meeting will be at the Weyerhaeuser Room at the Everett Station, 3201 Smith Ave. Port officials plan to take the building apart and offer parts of it for use elsewhere. They also plan to develop historic displays in the area. Copies of the plan are available at the port’s Web site at www.portofeverett.com or by calling 425-259-3164. The port is accepting comments on the plan through May 13.
Everett port’s
May schedule
Ships scheduled to arrive at the Port of Everett this month include: Westwood Olympia, Westwood, Wednesday;
Marinus Green, BBC/Clipper, Thursday; Genius Star II, ECL, Saturday; Santiago, Westwood, May 12; Westwood Rainier, Westwood, May 19; Bright State, ECL, May 25; Sevilla, Westwood, May 26; Anderma, Fesco, May 26. So far this year, the port has received 34 ships and 17 barges.
T-bill rates rise in Monday auction
The Treasury Department auctioned three-month bills at a discount rate of 0.195 percent, up from 0.135 percent last week. Six-month bills was auctioned at a discount rate of 0.33 percent, up from 0.305 percent last week. For a $10,000 bill, the three-month price was $9,995.07, while a six-month bill sold for $9,983.32. Separately, the Federal Reserve said Monday that the average yield for one-year Treasury bills, a popular index for changing adjustable rate mortgages, dipped to 0.5 percent last week from 0.52 percent the previous week.
Gas prices continue slow climb nationwide
Pump prices around much of the U.S. continued to crawl higher over the past week, the Energy Department said Monday. But analysts said gasoline costs might be kicked into a higher gear by a resurgent oil market. The average cost of a gallon of regular gasoline increased 2.9 cents nationally to $2.078.
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