Earnings Watch: Updates, advisories and surprises
A roundup of the latest corporate earnings reports and what companies are saying about future quarters.

Tech Stocks: Oracle's hiring of Hurd leads tech-sector action
Oracle Corp. takes advantage of the short business week to make a big splash, as the software giant is in the tech sector spotlight following the hiring of former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Mark Hurd as co-president.

Airline Stocks: Airline stocks dip; operators face softer demand
Demand may be softening at the start of the industry’s slowest travel period.

Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks drop as Europe's woes echo
U.S. stocks decline as investors sweat over reports that Europe’s banks are holding more risky debt than thought.

MarketWatch First Take: Time and heat forged Barclays' Diamond
Bob Diamond's ascent to the top of Barclays PLC was more about the patient ascent of a solid risk manager and champion of U.S.-style investment banking than about Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy.

Europe Markets: Banks drag European markets lower
European stock markets moved lower Tuesday amid losses for the banking and commodities sectors, while airlines were among the few stocks moving higher.

Energy Stocks: Energy stocks stumble despite deal-making
Energy stocks fall as the broad equities market retreated from recent gains and crude oil prices softened, despite some deal-making in the sector.

Biotech Stocks: Idenix, China Sky tumble; drug indexes slip
Shares of Idenix Pharmaceuticals plunge in early action after the company says regulators are placing two of its hepatitis C drug programs on hold over safety concerns.

Financial Stocks: Financials dip on fresh fears over Europe's banks
U.S. financial stocks are the worst-performing sector in the S&P 500 Index in early activity, which open lower by nearly 1% as worries over European banks and sovereign debt move back into the foreground.

Enterprise GP Holdings jumps on merger deal
Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. common units jumped 11% on Tuesday morning after Enterprise Products Partners LP offered to buy the partnership in a partnership merger valued at about $8 billion.

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