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M&A Set to Accelerate in 2011 After a Late November Surge

{ Posted on Dec 01 2010 by Don Miller }
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Categories : All, BEZ, DELL, DLM, Emerging Markets, GOOG, HPQ, MA, MCO, Money, Money Morning, NOVL, PAR, WMT
A flurry of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in late November could presage the biggest surge in deals since the economy tanked three years ago. In just the last week, nearly $25 billion in M&A deals were announced. ...Read More »

Hot Stocks: Dell Aims to Double Sales of Service Businesses in Three Years

{ Posted on Nov 10 2010 by Don Miller }
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Categories : All, BBY, DELL, FTNT, Hot Stocks, HPQ, ISLN, IT, Money, Money Morning, MSFT, PAR, RIMM, RVBD, Technology
After losing a bidding war for a highly-sought-after acquisition target, many companies would pull in their horns and take time to regroup before venturing back into the murky mergers and acquisitions (M&A) pool. But personal-computer icon Dell Inc. ...Read More »

The Bright Future for Cloud Computing is Becoming Much Clearer

{ Posted on Sep 23 2010 by Jason Simpkins }
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Categories : All, AMZN, ARST, CTXS, DELL, EC, EU, GOOG, HPQ, IT, Money, Money Morning, MSFT, ORCL, PAR, Technology, Uncategorized, VMW
The cloud computing industry has yet to fully take off, but for an indication of its potential, look at the players getting involved. Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT), Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ), Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL), Google Inc. ...Read More »

Buy, Sell or Hold: Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) – It’s Time to Sell This High-Tech Stalwart

{ Posted on Sep 20 2010 by Guest Editorial }
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Categories : All, ARST, Buy Sell Hold, DELL, EXC, HPQ, IBM, INTC, Money, Money Morning, ORCL, PAR, Stock Exchange, Stocks, Technology
Now's not the time to own Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ). Long one of the bluest of blue chips in the U.S. high-tech sector, H-P has been in the spotlight and under the gun since its early ...Read More »

Hot Stocks: Hewlett-Packard Continues its Business Makeover with ArcSight Acquisition

{ Posted on Sep 14 2010 by Don Miller }
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Categories : All, ARST, DELL, Don Miller, HPQ, INTC, Mergers & Acquisitions, MFE, Money, Money Morning, ORCL, PAR
Hewlett-Packard Co. (Nasdaq: HPQ) yesterday (Monday) took another step toward becoming a more diverse software-based company by agreeing to buy ArcSight Inc. (Nasdaq: ARST) for about $1.5 billion in cash. Palo ...Read More »

HP, Dell Land In Pricey Bidding War as Tech Sector M&A Heats Up

{ Posted on Aug 26 2010 by Kerri Shannon }
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Categories : All, CML, CSCO, DELL, EMC, HPQ, IBM, Mergers & Acquisitions, Money, Money Morning, NTAP, ORCL, PAR, SEC
A rare technology sector bidding war raged on late Tuesday as data storage company 3Par Inc. (NYSE: PAR) announced it would start merger talks with Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ), pressuring rival Dell Inc. (Nasdaq: DELL) to ...Read More »

Investors’ Hopes Riding on Surge in M&A Activity

{ Posted on Aug 24 2010 by Don Miller }
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Categories : All, BX, CSCO, DELL, DNX, Don Miller, DYN, ETF, EVR, FNFG, FPX, Global Markets, GOOG, IBM, INTC, IPO, Mergers & Acquisitions, MFE, Money, Money Morning, MSFT, NAL, ORCL, PAR, POT, PTV, TSLA, VED
Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity is at its highest level since late 2009, providing a glimmer of hope to investors struggling to decipher stock and bond markets roiled by a weakening U.S. economy. ...Read More »