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Former HP CEO Leo Apotheker Takes CYA Strategy

Posted: November 20, 2012 at 12:57 pm

Leo Apotheker has made a statement today regarding this disaster of a situation at Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ). This sort of matters since Apotheker was the CEO who pushed for ...
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HP May Keep PC Albatross

Posted: October 12, 2011 at 6:41 am

There are news reports that Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) may not spin off its large PC business. The business is a financial drag on the company’s prospects. HP will be hurt ...
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Rumor Driving: Apotheker CEO Change at H-P… You’re Fired? (HPQ, SAP, ORCL, IBM)

Posted: September 21, 2011 at 11:34 am

Leo Apotheker may have one of the shortest CEO jobs in technology history.  There are rumors that the board of Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) is already considering replacing Apotheker.  The ...
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Market Collapse! Does The Apocalypse Start Here ?

Posted: August 18, 2011 at 5:22 pm

A 4% collapse of the markets today pushed the DJIA under 11,000 for the second time in two weeks. The market sentiment now is such that the index may be ...
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Rumors We Would Like To Hear: HP Sells PC Unit

Posted: June 14, 2011 at 10:49 am

Hewlett-Packard's (NYSE: HPQ) new CEO Leo Apotheker can rearrange his management team as much as he likes. He can also push out his most talented executive, Ann Livermore, who has been ...
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Hewlett-Packard Changes Management But Not Strategy

Posted: June 14, 2011 at 6:38 am

Any CEO can change his management team. But, chess is not won by the use of new pieces. It is won by a  strategy of attack and defense. Hewlett-Packard's hapless ...
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American Companies Burned Worst By The Media

Posted: June 14, 2011 at 4:43 am

One school of thought about negative publicity is that its impact dissipates over time. It is hard to disprove that theory, especially in the case of large companies.  And sometimes ...
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The Case For The Early Release Of Earnings

Posted: May 17, 2011 at 6:13 am

Someone leaked a memo from new Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) CEO Leo Apotheker where he discussed the firm's dismal near-term prospects. HP shares fell. The large technology company will move up ...
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Hewlett-Packard’s Pipe Dream

Posted: March 15, 2011 at 5:53 am

Hewlett-Packard's (NYSE: HPQ) new CEO Léo Apotheker laid out a relatively simple formula for the expansion and improved profitability of the large technology firm that completely ignores the work of his ...
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HP’s Board Walks Out, Leaves A Void

Posted: January 21, 2011 at 5:25 am

Four members of the Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) board will leave and be replaced  by five new members. Those who will depart were at the center of the debate over the ...
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Mayhem Master Ellison Of Oracle Points To HP CEO’s Guilt

Posted: October 27, 2010 at 5:27 am

Larry Ellison, the founder and CEO of Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL), is one of the most powerful and wealthy executives in the world. He has also set himself up to ...
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Meet HP’s New CEO (HPQ, SAP, ORCL)

Posted: September 30, 2010 at 4:18 pm

Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) was halted right after the close of trading this Thursday.  The halt was a NEWS PENDING status, and we all knew what was expected and what ...
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