H-P shares fall after hours following results

MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

Shares of the technology heavyweight pull back as quarterly revenue comes in below Wall Street�s estimates. See full story.

H-P net falls 44% as PC sales tumble

H-P reported a 44% drop in profit as sales of personal computers fell sharply. But the company beat earnings projections. See full story.

U.S. stocks retreat after three-session rise

Major indexes lose ground after recent run-up brings year-to-date gain for the S&P 500 to 8%. See full story.

Significance of Apple�s key reversal day

Surprised by how strong Apple�s stock has been in the wake of its $30 intra-day plunge on Feb. 15? You shouldn�t have been, writes Mark Hulbert. See full story.

Oil ends at 9-month high on supply worries

Crude-oil futures on Wednesday settle at a nine-month high as concerns of supply disruption provide a floor to prices, which had traded lower earlier. See full story.

MARKETWATCH COMMENTARY

Instead of acknowledging that banks have become a part of government, we keep pretending they are private institutions, writes David Weidner. See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

Americans are falling behind on savings and need to catch up. Here�s how. See full story.