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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A popular prescription in the personal finance domain is to increase or maximize annual contributions to 401(k)s or similar retirement plans. However, one of the best financial decisions I’ve m

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Amazon Downgraded Needham & Company downgraded Amazon (AMZN) from Buy to Hold.In a story by Barron’s, the firm said that although it believes the online retailer is one of the premier US co

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In the last several days I received many letters in which readers commented on my analysis of the seasonality on the silver market, so I decided to provide more detailed analysis of silver.One letter

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The recession hasn’t taken a bite out of Petsmart’s (PETM) earnings, thanks to the company’s ability to cut costs and slightly increase margins on essentially flat sales.The nation&