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(Redirect in 11 seconds) Skip this ad » [#] Bulletin Investor Alert New York Markets Open in: Indications Analyst Ratings EarningsWatch Home News Viewer Markets Investing Trading Deck Personal Finance Retirement Economy Industries Portfolio Watchlist Alerts Games SEARCH Tech iBasis and Vodafone Announce Peering Agreement and Exchange of Live 4G/Roaming Traffic over IPX Interconnect iBasis and Vodafone Announce Peering Agreement and Exchange of Live 4G/Roaming Traffic over IPX Interconnect 2:00 a.m. Today 2:00 a.m. Oct. 8, 2014 Symantec may split into two companies: Bloomberg MADRID (MarketWatch) -- Symantec Corp. is mulling a split that would turn its security programs and data storage businesses into two separate companies, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing persons with knowledge of the plans. An announcement could be a few weeks away, the report said. On Monday, Hewlett-Packard Co. announced its own plans to split, separating its personal computer and printer businesses from its corporate hardware and services units. Kristen Batch, a spokeswoman at Symantec declined to comment to Bloomberg. Shares of Symantec are down nearly 7% on a 12-month basis. 1:32 a.m. Today 1:32 a.m. Oct. 8, 2014 Hong Kong stocks fall following U.S. rout HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong stocks opened significantly lower Wednesday morning after a sell-off in U.S. markets overnight, as the Hang Seng Index dropped 0.8%. Banks and tech stocks recorded broad declines, with several index heavyweights falling hard, including a 1.5% pullback for telecom giant China Mobile Ltd. slid 1.5%, and a 0.9% drop for online major Tencent Holdings Ltd. . Among financials, top underperformers in Hong Kong included Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (down 1.4%), China Merchants Bank Co. (down 1.3%), Bank of Communications Co. (down 1.2%), and China Citic Bank Corp. (down 1%). Other heavy losers in the tech sector were online-game developer NetDragon Websoft Inc. , which retreated 2.5%, rival Boyaa Interactive International Ltd. , which fell 1.8%, and software developer Kingsoft Corp. , moving down 1.7%. Oil stocks also were weak as international crude prices fell, with offshore oil producer Cnooc Ltd. giving up 1.6%, PetroChina Co. pulling back 1.2%, and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., or Sinopec, , trading 1% lower. However, mainland Chinese real-estate developer Greentown China Holdings Ltd. bucked the trend and advanced 1.4% after reporting a 28% increase in its contract sales for last month, compared to a year earlier. Rival Sunac China Holdings Ltd. also rose 0.5%, as its contract sales for the first nine months of this year jumped 33%. Over on the Chinese mainland, the Shanghai Composite Index inched down 0.1% on its first trading day after a week-long National Day holiday. 10:09 p.m. Oct. 7, 2014 Tech Headlines Carlos Slim on Trends in the Telecom Sector Billionaire Carlos Slim talks with WSJ's Simon Constable about his outlook for the telecom industry. Photo: Getty. 5:34 p.m. Oct. 7, 2014 The 2G, 3G and 4G Wireless Network Infrastructure Market: 2014 - 2020 - with an Evaluation of WiFi and WiMAX The 2G, 3G and 4G Wireless Network Infrastructure Market: 2014 - 2020 - with an Evaluation of WiFi and WiMAX 3:33 p.m. Oct. 7, 2014 The Worst Way to Pay for College Tuition Some students may be tempted to pay school tuition with a credit card. MarketWatch's Catey Hill explains why that's a bad idea on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero. Photo: AP 3:17 p.m. Oct. 7, 2014 CORRECTING and REPLACINGXAVi Technologies Announces Full Suite of G.fast Devices CORRECTING and REPLACINGXAVi Technologies Announces Full Suite of G.fast Devices 2:21 p.m. Oct. 7, 2014 Inside-Out HetNets Market Challenges (Techno Commercial) of Wireless Networks for Fixed Operators Inside-Out HetNets Market Challenges (Techno Commercial) of Wireless Networks for Fixed Operators 2:20 p.m. Oct. 7, 2014 Luxury Smartwatch: Will There Ever Be One? Piaget CEO Philippe Léopold-Metzger and WSJ's Tanya Rivero discuss how luxury watch makers hope to market to the smartphone generation. Photo: Piaget.com 1:50 p.m. Oct. 7, 2014 Straight Path Communications to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2014 Results on October 14, 2014 Straight Path Communications to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2014 Results on October 14, 2014 1:45 p.m. Oct. 7, 2014 Is Samsung Already Feeling the Apple Effect? Samsung’s third-quarter operating profit likely fell as much as 62% from a year earlier. How much is this due to Apple? Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster and Tanya Rivero discuss. Photo: Getty 1:26 p.m. Oct. 7, 2014 Video The Worst Way to Pay for College Tuition ee91c99a-a755-41e6-9ef9-02969de85430 The Worst Way to Pay for College Tuition 2:39 97b222db-46c7-4c1d-b63a-75baa07c2e96 Gold Market Sentiment Takes a Big Turn for Worst 3:01 5ea185ab-4b0c-4640-87fc-e1349c946b5f Who's in Charge at the Fed? Americans Aren't Sure 2:34 0221147c-5dcc-44de-a241-a5b0c7c28553 What American Cities Are Most Charitable? 3:33 5eeaeeda-89a6-436f-bb70-642fabdd54c9 Wall Street Prepping for Corporate Earnings 1:44 9d75cb05-c6c3-4759-8c30-9786526eff10 Will Wall Street Welcome H-P Split? 0:45 dbd7dedc-3b6f-4f9f-9886-da85e2168ad0 The Five Most Overpriced Housing Markets 1:11 b830c705-92b3-4e2d-8bd0-272cb1c8e529 How to Know When Your Fund Manager Has 'Lost It' 3:36 488216d1-3557-40ba-9be9-c23a64675498 Weekend Sip: Pop Star Nicki Minaj's Other Label 3:04 06c2fab4-b09f-429a-b943-edcff550c409 Can Restaurants Charge for Tap Water? 1:46 More Tech Stories iSend Wins New Media/Internet/Telecom Category for Connecticut Technology Council's 2014 Marcum Tech Top 40 1:00 p.m. Oct. 7, 2014 App Maker Appy Pie rated as the top Multi-Platform Mobile App Builder by Social Cubix 12:58 p.m. Oct. 7, 2014 DISH and Frontier Communications Extend Agreement to Deliver Bundled Technology Solutions 12:19 p.m. Oct. 7, 2014 Naver Corporation's U.S. Subsidiary Launches BAND, A Korean Private Group Sharing App Sensation 12:11 p.m. Oct. 7, 2014 Kony Helps Enterprises Capitalize on the Mobile App Explosion 12:04 p.m. Oct. 7, 2014 Apple Pay seen advancing mobile-payment hardware 11:56 a.m. Oct. 7, 2014 10 S&P 1500 dividend stocks with yields up to 9.14% 11:26 a.m. Oct. 7, 2014 Blockchain Gets $30 Million in Venture Funding 10:42 a.m. Oct. 7, 2014 Most Popular 1. 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