That would represent back-to-back quarters of growth, a noteworthy achievement.

Otherwise a spend-prone fiscal policy teamed with a pro-growth monetary policy could be problematic for the U.S. economy and currency ahead.

Meanwhile, public works spending has caused a mountain of future liabilities to pile up, and without United States-like growth rates, paying them off is simply not in the cards.

The swap in principle is well-founded, but as it currently stands, some of the other processors represent higher-growth opportunities.

Graduating to the American Stock Exchange will be a significant achievement in the growth and advancement of our company and will increase our exposure to both institutional and individual investors in the United States and in Europe. Moving to a larger exchange will complement our growth strategy, and we look forward to a swift approval process.

This achievement is a critical and necessary step in generating a zero-defect mask blank. It demonstrates that the MBDC now has world-class cleaning capability in addition to our world-class deposition expertise.