Stakes
ROUND ROCK, Texas - Dell is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard for data-storage maker 3Par.
AUGUSTA, Maine - A cover illustration from an old "Saturday Evening Post" shows a shopkeeper and woman standing on each side of a butcher-shop scale that holds a chicken.
NEW YORK - This gift-giving season, $25 and under is the place to be.
LAS VEGAS - Things have gotten tough at the tables.