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    Business Update: Dell, Sony disappoint

    Worries about the tech sector persisted for a second day after Dell missed forecasts and Sony's turnaround plan failed to soothe economic jitters.

    Award Winners Changing the World Through Tech

    The Tech Awards is an international program honoring innovators from around the world who are applying technology to benefit humanity. This year's winners were announced Thursday in San Jose, CA. (Nov. 19)

    Financial services tech firms attract investors

    Banks have spent nearly two years downsizing through workforce reductions and other cost-cutting measures. Now many are turning to technology to further drive efficiency and to help maintain service levels. That in turn is attracting a variety of investors to financial services technology, or fintech, firms with the tools to address those needs. In this edition of Inside the Deal, Jeff Bistrong, managing director with the middle market-focused investment bank Harris Williams & Co., says Xerox Corp's (NYSE:XRX) acquisition of Affiliated Computer Systems Inc. (NYSE:ACS) and Dell Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DELL) of Perot Services Corp. (NYSE:PER) qualify as examples with both targets offering some fintech services. But Bistrong says middle market firms and private equity investors are also driving fintech transactions. See the video below or download it at iTunes.- Suzanne Stevens

    Business Update: Apple boosts Asia

    Asian shares edge higher, buoyed by the tech sector after Apple's earnings beat estimates and sales hit quarterly records.

    Business Update: Dell, Sony disappoint

    Award Winners Changing the World Through Tech

    Financial services tech firms attract investors

    Business Update: Apple boosts Asia