Hewlett-Packard Co. is scheduled to report its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings on Monday after the market closes. Below is a summary of key developments and analyst commentary related to the period.

What follows is a roundup of corporate earnings reports for Monday, Nov. 23.

This holiday season is a great time to buy a PC. There's a nice new version of Windows out, and computer manufacturers are adding interesting new technologies. Here's a guide to what's fresh in PCs, ranging from "netbooks" to super-sized "all-in-one" desktop computers.

Shares of Dell Inc. fell Friday after it reported weaker-than-expected revenue and profit for the third quarter as the computer maker missed out on a fledgling rebound in technology spending.

By Kelvin Soh

The corporate glass ceiling remains firmly in place at companies based in California, according to a new study.

The corporate glass ceiling remains firmly in place at companies based in California, according to a study released Wednesday.

"Practical English Grammar by Correspondence" -- a 1973 tome published by the Soviet Union -- sits atop a pile of books on the librarian's desk in Macedonia's Grigor Prlichev elementary school.

In the weeks since Carly Fiorina announced her run for a California Senate seat, the former Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive has been working to convince conservatives that she is one of them.

Computer maker Dell Inc. is scheduled to report its fiscal third-quarter results after the market closes Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion about the period.

Shares in Dutch printer maker OCE NV surged 68 percent Monday after Japan's Canon Inc. announced a euro730 million ($1.09 billion) takeover bid that was endorsed by OCE's board.

U.S. network equipment maker Cisco raised its bid for Norwegian video conferencing equipment maker Tandberg and said it was backed by holders of more than 40 percent of its shares after few warmed to its previous offer.

By Wojciech Moskwa and Ritsuko Ando

An Oppenheimer analyst upgraded shares of Juniper Networks Inc. Friday, saying the company is poised to benefit from a recovery in spending by telecom carriers in 2010.

Stocks struggled Thursday as investors juggled a weak holiday outlook from Wal-Mart and a drop in jobless claims. Techs clawed higher, with huge gains in JDS Uniphase and AMD.