By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
What do you call it when you have 120,000 people and an elephant in the room?

A gloomy outlook from Cisco Systems Inc. is shaking some investors' faith in the strength of the technology industry's recovery.

Cisco Systems Inc. has given a disappointing sales forecast for the second quarter in a row, raising doubts about the network equipment maker's competitive chops despite an uptick in its most recent quarterly earnings.

Comcast Corp., the country's biggest cable TV company, continues to generate more money by attracting customers to pricier bundles of TV, Internet and phone service _ even as a sluggish economy hampers efforts to sign up new subscribers.
Hewlett-Packard Co. has again raised its bid for 3Par Inc. above an offer from rival Dell Inc., suggesting that the little-known data-storage maker could be worth more with one of the PC companies' marketing muscle behind it.

The world's two biggest personal computer makers are locked in a pricey struggle over which can move away from the PC business the fastest.

The world's two biggest personal computer makers are locked in a pricey struggle over which can move away from the PC business the fastest.
Hewlett-Packard Co. shares slid nearly 3 percent Friday, a day after the world's largest technology company reported solid quarterly numbers that still weren't enough to appease some anxious investors about the company's path without ousted CEO Mark Hurd.
Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co. tumbled in heavy trading Monday following CEO Mark Hurd's sudden forced resignation from the world's largest technology company.
Shares of tech bellwether IBM Corp. slipped 5 percent in premarket trading Tuesday, with weakness in the company's services business spooking investors.