There is an emerging body of opinion that if the Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) board had not fired former CEO Mark Hurd then the company would have avoided the operational problems that have…
China begins to use its currency for cross-border transactions — a challenge to the dollar. (Reuters) Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is denied summary judgement in a patent fight with Vringo. (Reuters) The head…
Today was just not a good day for the turnaround at Hewlett-Packard. Meg Whitman's new line is that the turnaround will not be fully realized for two years, and the company did…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened slightly higher this morning following a refusal by Spain’s prime minister to seek an immediate bailout and low readings on eurozone PMI (more coverage here).…
Meg Whitman’s tenure at Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) is coming under more fire, whether it is too soon or deserved or not… At the analyst meeting today, H-P is lowering some expectations…
Jon C. Ogg The founder of Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is well along with an $11 billion buyout plan. (Reuters) As some companies leave Spain, the nation’s tax base falls. (Reuters) China’s services…
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) today announced availability of a new version of its A-Series Accelerated Processing Units and the company’s stock responded by hitting a new 52-week low of $3.17.…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls this Thursday. Altera Corp. (NASDAQ: ALTR) cut to Hold at Jefferies. ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) cut…
People would rather watch Internet-delivered content on their TVs than on their PC screens. That makes sense. With larger screens and new display technology, the HDTV offers a better viewing experience at…
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) is in trouble. While the turnaround is still not yet in the seventh inning, Meg Whitman’s work is difficult and will only be that much more challenging ahead.…
It was big news when International Business Machine Corp. (NYSE: IBM) first reported that Virginia Rometty would take over as chief executive officer. It was not just that CEO Sam Palmisano was a…
Meg Whitman’s plans to revive Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) have become audacious. Various media report that she believes a more attractively designed family of PCs will bring back customers who have deserted…
Record iPhone 5 Preorders AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) claims the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5 set a presale order record, supporting news over the weekend that even Apple itself is sold out. The…
A government investigation into J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) focuses on whether its monitoring of illicit money transactions was adequate. (Reuters) The U.S. will initiate a case at the WTO against…
Shipments of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips to the PC industry have fallen below 50% for the first time since the 1980s according to new data from IHS iSuppli released today. In…
