Most U.S. stocks ended the week with losses, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average notched a small rise for the period thanks to gains on Friday in health care stocks and consumer-related shares. Tech shares were the biggest losers on the week.

Hewlett-Packard’s (HPQ) fourth-quarter earnings reflect its continued effort to expand through acquisition and deliver end-to-end data services.The company is scheduled to release earnings Monday after the market close. A conference call will be held at 5 p.m. Eastern Time.In a pre-announcement Hewlett-Packard said it expects to earn $0.99 a share compared with a profit of $0.84 for the same period a year ago. Excluding one-time charges the company said it would have earned $1.14 a share or $0.01 above the consensus estimate.Earlier this month Hewlett-Packard said it had agreed to buy 3Com (COMS) a networking equipment maker for $2.7 ...

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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Technology stocks fell Thursday as a harsh view of the semiconductor market and pessimism about the economic recovery contributed to broad losses across the sector.

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