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Dell Is Done, But Don’t Discount HP: Analysts

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:58:00 +0000

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As investors wonder whether Hewlett Packard can avoid Dell’s downbeat first quarter earnings results, Shaw Wu, tech analyst at Sterne Agee, says it can. He called HP “underappreciated.”

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Obama Proposes Corporate Tax Overhaul

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:50:00 +0000

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Oil inches higher, settles past $106 a barrel

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:48:08 +0000

2012-02-22 19:48:08

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Crude-oil futures ended marginally higher Wednesday, buoyed by lingering fears of a supply disruption after meetings in Tehran to assess Iran’s nuclear program ended in disappointment for the officials with a watchdog nuclear agency. Crude traded in the red in early trading, only to seesaw as the day progressed. The April contract advanced 3 cents to settle at $106.28 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.

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Gold settles at three-month high, above $1,770/oz

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:28:38 +0000

2012-02-22 19:28:38

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold futures shook off initial weakness to settle at a three-month high on Wednesday. Gold for April delivery advanced $12.80, or 0.7%, to end at $1,771.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, the highest for a most-active gold contract since Nov. 16. Early losses were met with vigorous buying, aided as the dollar pared gains slightly during the session, analysts said. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.

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Comcast Deal Could Spell Trouble for Netflix: Analyst

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:28:00 +0000

2012-02-22 19:28:00

On the heels of Comcast’s announcement that it will launch a video-streaming service, one analyst thinks Netflix could face a “difficult future” from additional rivals unless it scales back its spending.

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Trying to Kickstart a City … With Letters

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:14:00 +0000

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Microsoft Fires Shot at Motorola

mck417 — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:10:20 +0000

2012-02-22 19:10:20
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Microsoft said it has filed a competition law complaint with the European Commission against Motorola Mobility in regard to Motorola’s handling of standards-essential patents.

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Greece Moves to Implement Debt Deal

HansenCORINNE — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:04:03 +0000

2012-02-22 19:04:03
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Greece braced for further anti-austerity protests while the country’s parliament was debating legal changes that would clear the way for a debt restructuring.

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Two shot at Wal-Mart distribution center

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:50:23 +0000

2012-02-22 18:50:23

BOSTON (MarketWatch) — Local officials have confirmed that two people were shot on Wednesday at a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. distribution center in Dinwiddie County, Va., the Associated Press reported. A spokeswoman for the Dinwiddie County Fire Department told the AP that she didn’t know the conditions of the two victims or whether a suspect had been apprehended. State and county police were still at the crime scene as of early afternoon. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.

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Fuller Brush Files for Bankruptcy

rakeshlic — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:47:06 +0000

2012-02-22 18:47:06
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Fuller Brush, which traces its roots back to 1906 and was known for its army of traveling salesmen, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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