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Where are the best deep-value investment opportunities? Where there is the most pessimism, of course. In this short video, fund manager Tom Villata talks about where he sees the greatest opportunities among blue-chip tech stocks and financials.

Ron Garriques, head of Dell's mobile devices, one of the businesses most critical to the company's future, is leaving.

Intel, the world's largest microchip maker, reported better than expected results Tuesday, setting a positive tone for a spate of tech companies set to report earnings in the next few weeks.

These are among the big-name companies posting third-quarter results this week. Analysts are looking for increased profit growth from all of them. Also on tap: Producer prices, consumer sentiment and consumer prices.

Intel cut its guidance for third-quarter revenues, citing weak consumer PC demand. The news signals underlying trends in technology that could be a drag on companies beyond Intel. Keep an eye on companies like Microsoft, HP, Dell and AMD.

Stocks vaulted higher Tuesday as industrial bellwethers Alcoa and CSX reassured the market about the pace of the economic recovery. All three major averages extended their winning streaks.

Second-quarter earnings reports start coming in this week when Alcoa releases its latest results on Monday. This week's other anticipated quarterly reports include those from industry bellwethers Intel, Google and JPMorgan Chase.

There's a lot to be said for reliable dividend paying stocks in any market and if they can offer a smidgen of safety in uncertain equity waters, well, so much the better. In this video, Dan Burrows and Nikhil Hutheesing give their "thumbs-up, thumbs-down" views on Starbucks, Intel and Del Monte.

Hewlett-Packard executives in Germany are being investigated for allegedly paying bribes to win a contract in Russia. The amounts of the bribes could be in the millions of dollars.

The Justice Dept. is reportedly stepping up its investigation into whether companies like Google, Apple, and Intel have no-poaching deals. Such agreements could cost workers, especially computer engineers, better pay and benefits.