Hewlett-Packard Close to ArcSight Deal

HP is close to a deal to buy security software maker ArcSight (ARST). The transaction would be worth about $1.5 billion, or a little more that $43 a share. That’s a 24% premium over where ArcSight’s shares traded on September …

Can a Quadruple Witching Day Enchant Stocks?

Trading volume last week was anemic, but things could get moving again this week. In addition to some big earnings reports, this Friday is a “quadruple witching day,” and the market often puts up weekly gains when they end with…

Can a Quadruple Witching Day Enchant Stocks?

Trading volume last week was anemic, but things could get moving again this week. In addition to some big earnings reports, this Friday is a “quadruple witching day,” and the market often puts up weekly gains when they end with…

Larry Ellison’s Endgame: Buy HP to Fight IBM?

Now that Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has HP’s Mark Hurd, he could be getting ready to make his next move — and go for all of HP. Sounds crazy, but at least one respected tech analyst thinks it’ll happen. And he notes that Ellison…