Following last week’s story regarding the advice tendered by ABM Amro’s analyst on STMicroelectronics future, this is what French financial newspaper Le Revenu Français wrote last week: “With its back to the wall after the euro rose to $1.40 last September, STM is looking into a variety of measures it can take to re-equilibrate its costs, particularly those exposed to the dollar. The company plans to stop some industrial sites, notably in Malta, and to acquire an American competitor.”