Stocks declined Tuesday but ended off their lows for the day after the Fed raised its forecast for 2010.

Stocks declined Tuesday, after soaring to new 2009 highs on Monday, as a report showed the economy grew less than expected in the third quarter and HP issued a cautious outlook.

Stocks opened lower Tuesday, after soaring to new 2009 highs on Monday, as a report showed the economy grew less than expected in the third quarter.

Hewlett-Packard Co. shares slipped Tuesday after the computer and printer company's fourth-quarter results showed weakness in its core businesses and that growth in PC shipments were accomplished at lower prices.

U..S. stock index futures were mixed Tuesday after Monday's gains which gave the U.S. stock market a positive start towards continuing a historical trend.

Among the earnings stories for Monday, Nov. 23, from AP Financial News:

By Gabriel Madway

Hewlett-Packard said a strong performance in China and improved profit margins in its services business helped drive quarterly earnings 14 percent higher.

Stocks snapped a three-day losing streak Monday after an encouraging report on existing-home sales and a pullback in the dollar.

A rebound in purchases of personal computers worldwide will lead to a 2.8 percent increase in shipments this year, driven by sales of netbooks, according to a technology research firm.

Stocks rallied Monday after an encouraging report on existing-home sales and a pullback in the dollar.

Despite a likely end-of-year slowdown in fixed-income trading, Goldman Sachs will top Wall Street expectations by cutting the percentage of sales it sets aside as compensation, an analyst said.

Stocks opened higher Monday as the dollar pullled back and gold hit a new record above $1,170 an ounce. The Dow was up more than 100 points at the open and continued higher after a report showed a sharp jump in existing-home sales.

Hewlett-Packard Co., the world's No. 1 personal computer and printer maker, was likely buoyed by a recovering PC market in the latest quarter but worries persist about the health of some of its other businesses.

A holiday-shortened trading week begun with all signs pointing to a higher open for Wall Street on Monday, with the dollar weakening and gold hitting a new record high above $1,167 an ounce.