REAL ESTATE: The expansion seen in the past six quarters is expected to continue, although oversupply and rising interest rates may cause the rate of growth to slow
By Jessie Ho
The nation's property market will see gentle growth this year despite rising interest rates and a slower economy, but market watchers warned that a supply glut may curb the expansion.

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NOTEBOOK SEGMENT: The company will launch several new models this year and expand its low-end offering as part of a bid to boost market share
By Amber Chung
Toshiba Corp of Japan said yesterday that the company hopes to increase its market share in Taiwan to 10 percent this year, banking on the greater availability of low-priced notebook computers to local consumers.

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By Amber Chung
Shortages of Intel Corp's latest chipset for the Sonoma platform, the second generation of the Centrino mobile technology used in portable computers, are expected to be relieved in the second quarter, an Intel official said yesterday.

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By Amber Chung
The nation's non-performing loan (NPL) ratio, including loans under surveillance, fell slightly to 3.77 percent last month from 3.78 percent in January, the Financial Supervisory Commission said in a statement yesterday.

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By Lisa Wang
Investors should shift into the shares of large companies with stable returns in the second quarter as Taiwan's weakening economic data may put the squeeze on small-capital shares, a local investment consulting agency said yesterday.

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DOWNTURN: A big cause of the loss was SMIC's lawsuit settlement with TSMC to the tune of US$175 million, but the company also said shipments and prices will be flat
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC, 中芯國際集成電路), China's biggest made-to-order chip supplier, had its first loss in five quarters as it made provisions to settle a lawsuit with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電).

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Lack of proper risk management controls and a mistaken bet that oil prices would fall led China Aviation Oil (中國航油) to collapse under the weight of massive speculative trading losses, an independent report released yesterday showed.

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Shares ended lower yesterday, with financial stocks leading the decline on worries stricter accounting rules will hurt corporate earnings, analysts said.

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■ Three investments approved
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