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ZURICH—The Swiss National Bank grasped for ways to rein in the ultra-strong Swiss franc on Wednesday, announcing it would boost liquidity in the money market and conduct currency swaps.

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Trends include buildings that rotate and revolve to give residents varied views or the best light; robots that help with housework; clothing made of "smart" material that reacts to movement and the environment; and furniture made from thin, ultra-strong fibers.

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The South Korean company, meanwhile, has filed an antitrust suit against DuPont, which it accuses of trying to monopolize the market for ultra-strong fibers.

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The moves into old and new safe havens suggest the Swiss central bank's move to rein in its ultra-strong currency, which threatens Switzerland's economy by hurting exporters, is going to spread that pain as far afield as Scandinavia and Japan.

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But now, thanks to a revolution in the manufacture of ultra-strong materials and advanced guidance systems, such a super-submersible is being built, and sold, by marine companies.

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"Today's disappointing Swiss PMI print will have Swiss business leaders and politicians buzzing that the softer data point is indicative of a broader moderation and spillover effect of an ultra-strong Swiss franc," said Peter Rosenreich, chief market analyst at Swissquote.

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Until now, Switzerland has been a happy citadel amidst the woes in much of Europe, and its strengths have inoculated the economy against the ultra-strong franc.

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He raised the 2004 study that found that blowout preventers did not have the power to cut ultra-strong pipe joints.

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Starting with their impact resistant, ultra-strong BallisTec carbon fiber, Cannondale strategically added more brittle but stiffer high-modulus carbon to improve rigidity.

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