Hewlett-Packard’s (HPQ) fourth-quarter earnings reflect its continued effort to expand through acquisition and deliver end-to-end data services.The company is scheduled to release earnings Mond

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Forget about what he says. If you want to learn what Warren Buffett really thinks are money-making bets, look at what the old guru is actually doing.The greatest value investor of our time likes to p

It’s fascinating how the sell side uniformly aligned to praise the Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) acquisition of 3Com (COMS) last week. Cheerleaders are plentiful but analysis of an underlying problem s

Mass-produced beer is a slow-growth industry, and major brewers have merged in an effort to cut costs and grab market share. But consolidation may be little more than a short-term fix. The best known

Late on Wednesday, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) upped the ante on its rivalry with Cisco (CSCO) when it announced its plans to purchase 3Com (COMS) for $7.90 per share in cash or $2.7 billion.3Com sells ent

It’s a small shot in the arm, but it could mean big money for pharmaceutical companies around the world. With flu season upon us and swine flu threatening to reach pandemic proportions, Big Pha

If you had any doubts about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, erase them now.Activision's (ATVI) state-of-the-art bang-bang truly delivers the steak after months and months of sizzle. Sure to sell many

Stocks surged, sending the S&P 500 up for a sixth straight session and propelling the Dow to a 13 month high, after a G-20 host became the market’s Darling for a day. Equities and ironies e

Editor's Note: The following article was written by Raymond James Chief Investment Strategist Jeff Saut. It has been reproduced with permission for the benefit of the Minyanville community.&nbs