NEW YORK (AP) — Stock prices are rising modestly after a fresh round of merger and acquisition activity.
Hewlett-Packard is offering $24 per share for 3Par a week after rival Dell agreed to buy the data storage provider for $18 a share. British bank HSBC is in talks to buy Nedbank Group of South Africa.
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