IBM-Sun Discussions Come to an End
Excerpt from the InvestorGuide.com Stock of the Day on 4/7/2009

Sun Microsystems, well known for their computer software and Java programming language, was revealed to have been involved in merger discussions with IBM (IBM: Charts, News, Offers) in mid-March. Sun has been struggling for a couple of years, and looking for a potential merger with a number of companies. IBM was the most recent candidate, and for a while it looked like a deal was quite likely. A few weeks ago, IBM made a pretty generous offer to Sun, but over the weekend, talks appeared to have broken down. What has changed since the initial offer, and what does this mean for the future of Sun Microsystems? More >

HP's Earnings Not Recession-Proof
Excerpt from the InvestorGuide.com Stock of the Day on 2/19/2009

Hewlett-Packard reported their Q1 profits yesterday after the markets closed. While the past two quarters have been upbeat and positive, it seems the recession has finally caught up. They Palo-Alto-based company reported a 13 percent decrease in profits and revised their 2009 guidance downwards. Total sales amounted to $28.8 billion, which missed analyst estimates by about $3 billion. As a result, its stock has been decreasing since after-hours trading Wednesday night. At the time of this writing, shares in HP were trading for 31.69, signaling a drop of 7 percent. How did the company avoid the recession in the previous quarters but ultimately find themselves in this position? More >

Hewlett-Packard Set to Report Earnings Today
Excerpt from the InvestorGuide.com Stock of the Day on 11/24/2008

Palo-Alto based Hewlett-Packard is set to report their quarterly earnings today after the market closes this afternoon. In seeing that rival computer manufacturer Dell (DELL: Charts, News, Offers) had reported a decrease in profits, the question becomes whether or not HP could continue in its number one spot. More than that however, due to HP's actions of preemptively reporting positive earnings last week, will HP, a bellwether in the technology industry, be the one to keep the optimism in the markets for today and Tuesday or will investors respond negatively when HP releases their earnings? More >