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Salesforce.com profit falls short of estimates Salesforce.com Inc.'s fiscal second-quarter profit rises sharply, though it still falls short of Wall Street analysts' estimates.

H-P shares rise after earnings report Hewlett-Packard shares climb after the tech bellwether says its broad product lines and international sales led its strong third-quarter earnings report and fourth-quarter outlook.

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Tech Stocks: H-P leads tech stocks up at market close Technology stocks turn higher with Hewlett-Packard Co. shares jumping following the tech bellwether's upbeat third-quarter report and fourth-quarter outlook.

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EA's bid for Take-Two gets FTC clearance A potential merger between video-game publishers Electronic Arts Inc. and Take-Two Interactive Software draws several steps closer when the Federal Trade Commission closes its investigation into the matter.

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EBay cuts listing fees to better compete with Amazon.com EBay is cutting some listing fees “dramatically” in a response to increasing competitive pressure from such rivals as Amazon.

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IBM to put $300 million in new data-protection services In an effort to supply its customers with more reliable and safe operational services, IBM Corp. on Wednesday will unveil a $300 million investment to build 13 new service delivery centers worldwide in what the technology giant calls the largest infrastructure investment of its kind.

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Overseas sales, PCs lead strong H-P earnings Hewlett-Packard Co. reports a fiscal third-quarter profit that rose 11% from a year ago as the technology giant's sales reached $28 billion and the company recorded growth in all of its main business areas.

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Tech Stocks: Techs close with losses ahead of H-P earnings Technology stocks add to the previous session’s losses, as the market awaits Hewlett-Packard’s quarterly earnings report.

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Top stock picks in the energy, technology sectors Chuck Carlson, editor of The DRIP Investor newsletter, said in a radio interview that gloom-and-doom thinking and heavy day-to-day volatility are problems but that they can’t obliterate opportunities in the current market.

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Therese Poletti's Tech Tales: Sputnik film captures how fervor inspired many in technology SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Many inventors and leaders in technology and science have credited Sputnik, the first man-made satellite launched into space by the Soviet Union over 50 years ago, as inspiring them to become engineers or scientists during the frenzied space race that followed in the United States.

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