| HP tops Dell in 3PAR bidding war Hewlett-Packard has again trounced Dell in the race for data storage company 3PAR as it increased its offer to $33 a share. telegraph.co.uk |
MarketWatch First Take: AIG’s repayment is about politics, profit As AIG’s board convenes to plot how the company should go about removing itself from the U.S. government’s majority ownership, it will take calm heads to pull this off without stirring up more rancor among voters with Election Day now about five weeks away. feeds.marketwatch.com |
Value of shares traded on LSE falls by £800m a day Trading volumes on the London Stock Exchange are likely to be down in the second quarter, as the value of shares traded plummets. telegraph.co.uk |
'We are going to have higher prices for commodities' Wheat, sugar, cotton and gold are arousing interest from investors across the globe. So what should investors look for when it comes to commodities? telegraph.co.uk |
Obama calls for 2-year freeze on federal pay WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Monday proposed a two-year freeze of the salaries of some 2 million federal workers, trying to seize the deficit-cutting initiative from Republicans with a sudden, dramatic stroke. Though signaling White House concern over record deficits, the freeze would make only a tiny dent in annual deficits or the nation's $14 trillion debt.... hosted.ap.org |