Hewlett-Packard and Dell Inc. are expected to get a boost from the much-anticipated uptick in corporate demand as businesses upgrade or replace aging equipment, including PCs

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H-P, Dell to report with focus on corporate demand

U.S. stocks end with moderate losses Friday, hurt by worries about the global economic recovery as China raise borrowing costs and data showed sluggish European growth.

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Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks end lower as EU, China dominate

U.S. lawmakers need to write legislation expanding the ability of bank regulators to collect and analyze financial data to make sure another crisis like the one that shook the economy in 2008 doesn’t happen again, says a key bank regulator.

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Fed seeks bill to help regulators gather bank data

The tech sector manages to remain in the green, as investors react to the China central bank’s latest move.

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Tech Stocks: Tech sector edges higher as chip stocks advance

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Energy stocks slide as the broader market and crude-oil prices reel on jitters tied to China and the bailout of Greece.

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Energy Stocks: Energy stocks fall with broader market

The dollar pares gains following reports showing an unexpected decline in U.S. consumer confidence.

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Currencies: Dollar hits 8-month high on concerns about Europe

Evidence of an uptick in remodeling activity late last year is giving some in the housing industry hope for a busier 2010.

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Real Estate Weekly: Remodeling on the rise in hard-hit markets

The Obama administration could take longer than 10 years to collect a $90 billion tax on financial institutions seeking to cover the remaining costs of a $700 billion bank bailout package, according to the White House’s new budget blueprint.

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Obama’s $90 bln bank tax takes ‘at least’ 10 years

Amazon.com shares fell on Monday on news that the company has pulled several titles of a major book publisher in a dispute about prices for its Kindle e-book reader.

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Amazon shares drop on news of e-book price dispute

Brazilian ethanol-maker Coasan said Monday it has entered a $12 billion venture with Royal Dutch Shell aimed at creating Brazil’s third-largest fuel distribution network.

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Brazil’s Cosan surges on Shell ethanol venture