Gooogle acquires Web-calling service GrandCentral

(Reuters) - Financial terms were not disclosed.




Grand Central of Fremont, California is one of dozens of innovative companies that are taking advantage of Web-based software to allow consumers and businesses to make voice calls over the Internet while also working with regular phones.


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Fremont sells property loan business for $1.9 billion

(Reuters) - Fremont shares jumped 19.5 percent to $8.50 in premarket trading.




Ford will become the bank's chairman and two other former Golden State executives, Carl Webb and Randy Staff, will be named chief executive and chief financial officer of the bank, respectively.


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Fremont CEO sold $2.5 mln in shares ahead of slump

(Reuters) - According to the Form 4 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Rampino directly owns 632,484 shares, worth $5.6 million at the close of Monday New York Stock Exchange trading. Rampino also has 176,662 shares, worth $1.6 million, held in 401, employee stock-option and excess benefit plans.

Representatives of Santa Monica-based Fremont were not immediately available for comment.


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