Hewlett-Packard earnings preview

Next week brings more earnings reports from big-name companies, including several home improvement giants, a couple of "good enough" computer makers, penny-pinching discount masters, and office supplier Staples -- whose results might stand as an indication of the broader economy's health.

Ousted Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd may be disgraced, but his bank account isn't. He's leaving the company with a severance package worth approximately $28 million in cash and stock.