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The following is a round-up of news likely to affect stock prices today: Alcoa (AA) reported a narrower net loss of $201 million, or 20 cents a share, but earned 10 cents a share after excluding charges, which was inline with analysts' average forecasts. Sales rose 18% to $4.89 billion, helped by...

Struggling smartphone maker Palm is reportedly gearing up for a sale, and is poised to put out a call for bids in a move that could come as early as this week. Palm's shares soared 20% in morning trading, climbing as high as $6.17.

The following is a round-up of news likely to affect stock prices today: Alcoa Inc. (AA) is the first of the Dow Industrial's 30 companies to report results Monday after the close, unofficially kicking off earnings season. Analysts are not expecting much of the aluminum giant, which was hit with...

The following is a round-up of news likely to affect stock prices today: Hot Topic Inc. (HOTT) reported March same-store sales declined 7.5%, way ahead of estimates for a decline of 11.2%. The retailers also set a $1 special dividend and initiated a regular quarterly dividend as it looked to...

Topping the wish list for the iPhone and iPad: broader ability to run more than one program at a time. Users who bemoaned the lack of multitasking may at last get their gripes addressed in software updates for the iPhone and iPad tomorrow -- though Apple has promised nothing.

Verizon Wireless announced it was slicing the prices on its Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus by more than 60%, and on the BlackBerry Curve by more than 70%. That's good news for both Palm and Research In Motion, which have seen their smartphone sales slip recently.

Palm (PALM) shares popped Monday morning after the smartphone maker announced a deal with AT&T (T) under which the telecommunications giant will sell Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus devices. Shares of Palm rose as high as $4.23 a share in intraday trading, up nearly 5.8% over their close on...