Friday, November 20, 2009
 
 
by Ryan Vlastelica

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were lower on Friday, a day after Dell Inc <DELL.O> reported weaker-than-expected third-quarter sales, underlining concerns about the strength of technology sector.

* Dell, the No. 3 maker of personal computers, also posted a 54 percent drop in earnings and gross margins, sending its shares down 6.1 percent to $14.90 in premarket trading on Friday.

* Investors have been closely watching the tech sector, which has rallied sharply in recent months, and is generally considered one of the first to recover from a recession.<   [READ MORE]

 
 
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co <HSY.N> is considering launching a bid of at least $17 billion for British chocolatier Cadbury Plc <CBRY.L> in an effort to outstrip a hostile offer   [READ MORE]
BOSTON (Reuters) - Investors tempted to put money into star hedge fund manager John Paulson's new gold portfolio will have to commit at least $10 million a   [READ MORE]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The charitable trust that controls Hershey Co <HSY.N> is pushing the company to launch a rival $17 billion bid for Cadbury Plc <CBRY.L>, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citi   [READ MORE]
 
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell for a third straight day on Friday as investors took weaker-than-expected results from computer maker Dell <DELL.O> a   [READ MORE]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors bet on growth opportunity in the IPOs of a Chinese hotel chain and an online education company on Friday, but saw m   [READ MORE]
 
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell for third straight day on Friday as investors took weaker-than-expected results from computer maker Dell and homebuilder D.   [READ MORE]
 
 
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