Hewlett-Packard Co. reports earnings this afternoon, after the market closes. Non-GAAP EPS is expected to be $1.27 on revenue of $32.75 billion.

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Since September 2001, Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) has authorized a total of $72 billion in share buybacks. Now the company has said that it will add another $10 billion to its buyback program, even though the company still has about $4.5 billion remaining on the original $72 billion.

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Both Honda Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. showed off their newest electric vehicle offerings at the Los Angeles Motor Show the day before the much-hyped IPO of the newly-solvent General Motors Corp.

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Big-box stores Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) and BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. (NYSE: BJ) reported better than expected quarterly earnings this morning, but missed on revenue estimates.

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Home Depot and Wal-Mart posted strong quarterly earnings, beating analysts expectations.

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Ever since November 4th, when the Canadian government rejected the proposed takeover by BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) of Potash Corp. (NYSE: POT) of Saskatchewan, Inc., the writing has been on the wall.

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Nvidia now expects to post sales of $886.1 million in the fourth quarter, $20 million higher than current analysts' estimates of $866.06 million.

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Battery maker A123 Systems, now suffering losses, is awaiting ramp-up of electric car production.

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Muddy Waters Research alleged in a report that a Chinese maker of flue-gas desulfurization equipment, RINO, inflated revenues and other data in U.S. filings.

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Macy's posted third-quarter earnings that topped analysts' estimates and raised its full-year earnings forecast.

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The basic fact of the copyright infringement suit brought by Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) against SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) are not in dispute. A now-discontinued unit of SAP called TomorrowNow downloaded copies of Oracle software without paying for them. Beyond that, everything is in dispute.

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Yesterday, word hit that AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) had hired advisers to explore strategic options for AOL, which included a possible merger with Yahoo. 91¶¶Òõ the only company that doesn't appear to be interested is Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), which doesn't need the headache of any anti-trust hearings that would surely follow an attempt to tie-up with Yahoo.

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Reports of a possible tie-up between AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) and Yahoo Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) won't die and don't even seem to fade away.

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T-Mobile's problems are that it can't get iPhone, revenues are sliding and costs are rising.

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The provincial government of Saskatchewan recommended that the BHP acquisition be rejected because it did not offer any benefit to the province.

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A record number of foreclosures in the third quarter of 2010 has left more houses on the market with fewer buyers interested in purchasing them.

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Is there room in the marketplace for another netbook? Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) seems to think so, as do partners Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) and Acer Inc.

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Apple Inc. (NYSE: AAPL) has filed suit against Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) claiming that Motorola violates six of Apple's patents related to touch-screen and multi-touch technology.

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Wal-Mart Stores is rethinking its buyout plan for Massmart and may instead buy a majority stake in the South African retailer.

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It’s common knowledge that U.S. companies are sitting on a large pile of cash. Moody’s estimates that pile to be worth $1 trillion. It must be a comfortable place to sit, too, because there seems little enthusiasm for whittling the size of the pile down. There are a couple of reasons for U.S. corporations’ reluctance…

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Homebuilders, already weak, are expected to face more pressure in the form of higher mortgage rates in 2011.

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EI DuPont de Nemours & Co. (NYSE: DD) posted third quarter EPS of $0.40 on revenue of $7.07 billion, compared with analysts' expectations of EPS of $0.34 and revenue of $6.67 billion. But earnings were down from the same period a year ago, when EPS totaled $0.45. Combined with a drop in operating margin, DuPont's shares have fallen about -2% in early trading.

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BP sold four oilfields in the Gulf for $650 million to help fund a $20 billion escrow fund to pay for damages caused by the explosion of its well and oil spill in the Gulf last April.

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Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) managed to hold onto its leading position in the wireless phone business, but the company's profits for the third quarter fell -25% compared with the same period a year ago. Revenues also fell 2.9% year-over-year.

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Xerox reported third-quarter earnings of 22 cents a share, excluding items, on revenue of $5.43 billion.

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Goldman Sachs may repay Warren Buffett's $5 billion loan early.

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After Google said it would cancel contracts with seven advertising resellers in China, the Chinese partners threatened legal action.

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Google's Android smartphone revenue is beating Apple iPhone revenue on mobile ad network.

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The company posted EPS of $0.18 on revenue of $35.9 billion. EPS from continuing operations were stronger, though, coming in at $0.29, beating expectations of $0.27/share. Analysts had expected revenues of $37.5 billion.

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AOL, along with partners, may be interested in acquiring Yahoo, according to published reports, but Yahoo's stake in China's Alibaba remains a central issue.

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The iShares Silver Trust ETF (NYSE: SLV) traded above $23 per share, an all-time high for the fund since its inception in 2006.

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A small privately-held firm, Trans-Elect Development Company, has proposed building a backbone along the Atlantic Coast of the US for wind energy projects to tie into.

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Motorola filed three complaints against Apple, alleging patent infringement claims on practically everything that Apple has done with its iPhones, iPads and iTouch devices.

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Earnings rose for both the fourth quarter and the full 2010 fiscal year for Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST). Revenues, however, were a bit off.

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Estimated holiday retail sales are targeted to reach $447.1 billion, an increase of 2.3% above the 2009 holiday season, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF).

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It's really not news any more when Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) sells another asset. The company has been steadily selling assets and exchanging production for cash for about two years now.

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Iraq has officially increased the size of its proved crude oil reserves by 24%, from 115 billion barrels to 143.1 billion barrels. The increase moves the country up from third place in the league tables, passing Iran with 137 billion barrels, but still lagging far behind Saudi Arabia's 265 billion barrels.

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China oil gian Sinopec is buying a 40% stake in Repsol Brazil for $7.1 billion.

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In just one month, the claims filed against BP plc (NYSE: BP) on behalf of individuals and businesses claiming damages from BP's Macondo well disaster have doubled.

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Just one week ago, Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) said that it would be delaying shipment of its long-awaited N8 smartphone due to some unspecified fixes that still needed to be completed. The N8 is still months late, and even though the phone is shipping now, early customers won't actually receive the phones until early October.

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Last week Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON) issued a performance update on the performance of its corn and soybean seeds as the 2010 harvest begins and the 2011 planting season comes onto the radar.

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China Unicom Ltd. (NYSE: CHU) just completed a hugely successful launch of the iPhone 4 from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). The company reportedly took pre-orders for 200,000 of the phones and sold out, or nearly so, 60,000 units on the first weekend of sales.

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Walgreen reported revenue and earnings gains for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2010, citing cost controls as a factor.

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Back in March, ConocoPhillips Corp. (NYSE: COP) revealed a plan to increase shareholder value by selling assets, reducing debt, getting a better return on capital, increasing dividends, and buying back more shares. The company faced serious problems in each of these areas.

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Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) has made an offer to buy competitor AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI) for about $1.4 billion in cash and Southwest stock. If the deal goes through, Southwest will solidify its position as the leading regional airline in the US.

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While the expected take from an IPO of a restructured General Motors is not anywhere near the nosebleed levels of the recent IPO of the Agricultural Bank China, the pending stock offering generates a lot of interest because the US government owns 61% of GM. Now that sort of ownership structure may be common among Chinese companies, but it's pretty rare in the US.

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Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) has made it official. The company intends to compete with IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM), Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ), and Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) in the battle for the hearts and minds of IT professionals.

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China's state-owned chemical company Sinochem has reportedly hired two investment banks to help it figure out what to do about the potential acquisition of Potash Corp. (NYSE: POT) of Saskatchewan by BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP). The two banks are Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB) and Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C).

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Japanese electronics giant Sharp acquired U.S. solar developer Recurrent Energy.

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The following list from the Center for Responsive Politics website shows where taxpayers' contributions have gone.

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