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HP wins 3PAR for $2.4 billion, Dell bows out

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co won the bidding war to buy data storage company 3PAR Inc for $2.4 billion, after rival Dell Inc bowed out from a drawn-out bidding war on Thursday.

Issues in Depth

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies at a Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission hearing on "Too Big to Fail: Expectations and Impact of Extraordinary Government Intervention and the role of Systemic Risk in the Financial Crisis," on Capitol Hill in Washington September 2, 2010. REUTERS/Molly Riley

Bernanke "saddened" by Lehman

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says he could not have legally saved Lehman Brothers from bankruptcy, but adds, "if I could have done anything to save it, I would have saved it."  Full Article 

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) sits next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as leaders gathered to deliver a joint statement on Middle East Peace talks in the East Room of the White House in Washington September 1, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

High stakes in Mideast talks

Israeli and Palestinian leaders start direct peace talks overshadowed by skepticism and violence in the volatile West Bank. Here's a look at what's on the table.  Full Article | Video 

People compare the performance of Apple's iPad (L) and Samsung's Galaxy Tab tablet devices at the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) consumer electronics fair at "Messe Berlin" exhibition centre in Berlin, September 2, 2010.  REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Galaxy Tab set to take on iPad

Samsung is joining the hunt to take on Apple's iPad with the Galaxy Tab, a tablet device with a 7-inch screen and powered by Google's Android software.  Full Article 

A screengrab tracks Hurricane Earl along the U.S. east coast. REUTERS/Screengrab
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Earl strengthens off East Coast

Hurricane Earl gained more punch as it churned up the Atlantic, threatening the East Coast with winds as high as 145 mph and forcing North Carolinians to flee to safety.  Full Coverage | Full Article 

An undated handout image shows a toilet belonging to late Beatle John Lennon. Credit: Reuters/The Beatles Shop/Handout

A sure sign of the apocolypse

How do you know the end is near? When a toilet sells for $15,000 just because it once belonged to John Lennon. Oddly Enough editor Bob Basler offers more clues.  Full Article | Related Story 

Andy Roddick of the U.S. reacts to a point in the fourth set of his match against Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia during the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York September 1, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Roddick sent packing at Open

Andy Roddick made an early and undignified exit while Victoria Azarenka sent a shiver through the tennis world when she fainted on court.  Full Article | Slideshow 

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