EMC Corp.

Which is better for ambitious young workers? To stay on the job and focus on growing their careers? Or to supplement their education by enrolling in an MBA program? A number of Central Massachusetts business leaders say that, particularly with the growth of MBAs focused on particular aspects of the business world, the right choice is both.

Stock in EMC Corp. of Hopkinton rose more than 3 percent Wednesday despite a lowered revenue outlook for 2015 from the data-storage giant in a report of its first-quarter numbers.

Hopkinton-based EMC Corp. has teamed up with Iron Mountain to expand both companies' offerings to customers, the companies announced Wednesday.

As residential development booms in Hopkinton, a more business-friendly attitude among town officials is aiming to broaden the business base to help balance population growth.

EMC is profitable and it's growing, making a $2.7 billion profit on sales of $24.4 billion in 2014. But, to some investors and analysts, the data-storage leader needs a bit of a push to compete with the rest of the fast-growing tech world.

Data-storage giant EMC Corp. reported Thursday that it had closed the fourth quarter with a 12 percent increase in net income, but missed the mark on revenue expectations.

Several major companies with operations in Central Massachusetts received the highest scores on equality from a national advocacy group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans.

Earnings for Hopkinton-based data storage giant EMC Corp. fell short of analyst expectations in the third quarter, and the company lowered its full-year profit outlook, due to a stronger U.S. dollar that's expected to temper demand from overseas customers.

Data-storage giant EMC Corp. of Hopkinton held merger talks with technology giants Hewlett-Packard and Dell within the last year as it faced pressure from shareholders, The Wall Street Journal reported today. The Journal said EMC held on-again, off-again discussions with officials from Hewlett-Packard and, while those talks appear to be off now, it's not clear whether they will begin again. As for Dell, the WSJ cited people familiar with talks between the two firms, adding that it's not clear what the status of those talks are.

Hopkinton-based EMC Corp. posted a 5-percent increase in revenue in the second quarter, or $5.9 billion, led by strong growth in its Pivotal and VM Ware businesses.