Wall Street Starts the Week Looking to Add to Gains at the Open
Wall Street added to gains at the opening bell after joining the global rally on the better-than-expected U.S. jobs report Friday. Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) opened higher after saying it will split into two separate, publicly traded companies. One will focus on personal computers and printers. The other will be its corporate hardware and services business. Disney (DIS) is coming to the rescue and bailing out its Euro Disney offshoot. The struggling Paris-based theme park will get a 1 billion euro lifeline, that's about $1.25 billion U.S. Walmart (WMT) is now going into the health insurance business. The world's largest retailer plans to work with DirectHealth.com, an online comparison health insurance agency to allow shoppers to find and buy polices. Hilton (HLT) is selling its luxury New York City establishment, Waldorf Astoria, to a Chinese insurance company. The deal is for nearly $1.95 billion and will allow Hilton to continue operating the hotel for the next 100 years. No date has been announced on when the acquisition will be finalized.









