* Customers say process too slow By Ann Saphir and P.J. Huffstutter and Sarah N. Lynch CHICAGO/WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - Peregrine Financial Group's bankruptcy trustee has hired a team of forensic accountants to help figure out what money remains at the failed futures brokerage as impatient customers complain about delays in getting even some of their money back. "They're not telling us anything, other than it's going to be weeks before they tell us anything," said Tim Rea, founder of New Zea...

Romanian PM tests limits of EU's patience Credit: Reuters/Radu Sigheti BUCHAREST | Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:25am EDT BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's government has a good chance of ousting President Traian Basescu in a referendum this weekend but, having pushed Brussels' patience to the limit, will have to tread carefully as it tightens its grip on power. Leftist Prime Minister Victor Ponta accuses Basescu of overstepping his powers and is asking the public to vote on whether to impeach him. Ponta in tur...

posted Jul 25th 2012 2:48AM Just when financial boffins expected ARM's consistent double-digit growth to slow-down, the company has beaten their projections with a 23 percent rise in pre-tax profit compared to this quarter last year. It made £66.5 million ($103 million) in profit from £135.5 million ($213 million) in revenue from its numerous mobile and low-power processor design licensees. Analysts expected lower performance for the simple reason that the world's biggest chip-makers have warned of...

posted Jul 25th 2012 2:48AM Just when financial boffins expected ARM's consistent double-digit growth to slow-down, the company has beaten their projections with a 23 percent rise in pre-tax profit compared to this quarter last year. It made £66.5 million ($103 million) in profit from £135.5 million ($213 million) in revenue from its numerous mobile and low-power processor design licensees. Analysts expected lower performance for the simple reason that the world's biggest chip-makers have warned of...

posted Jul 25th 2012 2:48AM Just when financial boffins expected ARM's consistent double-digit growth to slow-down, the company has beaten their projections with a 23 percent rise in pre-tax profit compared to this quarter last year. It made £66.5 million ($103 million) in profit from £135.5 million ($213 million) in revenue from its numerous mobile and low-power processor design licensees. Analysts expected lower performance for the simple reason that the world's biggest chip-makers have warned of...