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ELECTION 2010



 Carly Fiorina 
 Launches Calif. 
 Senate Bid 

Ex-HP chief would face Dem incumbent Boxer

Nov 4, 09 10:07 AM CST
(AP) - Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina says she'll run for the US Senate seat held by California incumbent Barbara Boxer. Fiorina ended months of speculation today with an announcement in an opinion piece she wrote for the Orange County Register. She's scheduled to make a formal announcement later in the day.... More »

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Congress • Carly Fiorina • Barbara Boxer • Senate race • California primary • Congressional incumbents • Election 2010 • Hewlett-Packard • Senate seat

(Newser) - On the heels of its 2009 Most Powerful Women list, Fortune has compiled another of the best compensated females in the corporate world. The top 10 for 2008:
  1. Safra Katz, president, Oracle: $42.4 million
  2. Linda Chen, president, Wynn International Marketing: $23.9 million
  3. Sharen Turney, president and CEO,
... More »

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executive compensation • women • Pepsi • Oracle • Kraft Foods • Indra Nooyi • Patricia Woertz • Irene Rosenfeld • Victoria's Secret • Hewlett-Packard • Safra Katz • Linda Chen • Sharen Turney • Wellington Denahan-Norris • Andrea Jung • Ann Livermore • Candice Bagby • Avon

MARKETS

 Tech Gains; Dow Up 96 

HP, Nokia advance

Apr 16, 09 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Investors looked past bad news on home construction to signs of economic stabilization and drove broad advances in stocks today, the Wall Street Journal reports. HP rose 5.3% on reports that it’s the top computer seller. Nokia rocketed 11.5% on signs the cell-phone market was picking up... More »

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Dell • Dow Jones • Nokia • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • Hewlett-Packard

(Newser) - Intel has rolled out a new chip for servers that will more than double the effectiveness of systems but consume no extra power, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Xeon 5500 excels at “virtualization,” allowing multiple operating systems and applications to run on one server—which Intel... More »

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Dell • Intel • IBM • Apple • recession • computer servers • chip • Hewlett-Packard • performance • chipset

MARKETS

 Tech Stocks Fall; Dow Down 80 

Google remains below $300

Mar 9, 09 3:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Withering tech stocks tugged the broader market down today, the Wall Street Journal reports. Hewlett-Packard fell 4.6% while IBM closed down 2.9%, Cisco dropped 3.95% and Google 5.9%—after that stock closed below $300 on Friday for the first time since January. The Dow fell 79.... More »

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technology • Google • Dow Jones • IBM • Nasdaq • Cisco • S&P 500 • Hewlett-Packard

Fiorina Has Surgery for Breast Cancer

Former HP CEO, McCain adviser 'doing great': chief of staff

Mar 3, 09 11:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Ex-Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina had surgery yesterday in California after being diagnosed with breast cancer Feb. 20, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. “She's doing great," her chief of staff said. "She only just learned about this.” After a controversial stint at HP, Fiorina went on... More »

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California • breast cancer • surgery • Senate • Carly Fiorina • Hewlett-Packard

MARKETS

 Dow Off 251; 
 Lowest Close Since '97 

Financials do better on reports of that nationalization will be gentle

Feb 23, 09 3:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks fell today as concerns about waning global demand sank shares of giants like IBM, Hewlett-Packard, General Electric, and Alcoa, the Wall Street Journal reports. Citigroup bucked the trend on reports that a government takeover wouldn’t wipe out shareholders, and rose 11%. The Dow fell 250.89 to 7,... More »

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Citigroup • Bank of America • Dow Jones • IBM • nationalization • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • Hewlett-Packard

MARKETS

 Dow Drops to 6-Year Low 

Fifth Third Bancorp reports losses

Feb 19, 09 3:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks fell again today, with the Dow sinking to its lowest point in six years, MarketWatch reports. The usual financials led declines, with poor results from Fifth Third Bancorp souring sentiment. The Dow fell 89.68 points to close at 7,465.95. The Nasdaq lost 25.15 points, closing... More »

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Dow Jones • Nasdaq • financial sector • S&P 500 • Fifth Third • Hewlett-Packard

 Even Microsoft Is 
 Weighing Layoffs 

Need to trim costs in weak economy has software firm looking at rare cuts

Jan 15, 09 9:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Microsoft could be considering the first large-scale layoff in its history, as it looks for ways to trim costs, reports the Wall Street Journal. Up to 15,000 positions are rumored to be at risk—6% of its workforce—but insiders say the cuts, across all divisions, are likely... More »

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Yahoo • Microsoft • layoffs • Sun Microsystems • Steve Ballmer • Hewlett-Packard • recession depression

Boom in Netbook Sales Powers New Features

At CES, the line blurs between netbooks and laptops

Jan 6, 09 9:46 AM CST
(Newser) - An unexpected 10 million netbooks—scaled down, lower-priced laptops—were  sold in 2008, sending tech companies racing into the market, the Wall Street Journal reports. At this week’s Consumer Electronics Show, market segments like cell phones and PCs seem to be converging faster than ever as they try to... More »

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tech sector • Qualcomm • Consumer Electronics Show • personal computers • Netbooks • Hewlett-Packard

What Embargo? HP Printers Find Their Way to Iran

Company skirts US 
law with help from
overseas distributor

Dec 29, 08 11:41 AM CST
(Newser) - HP printers have become top-sellers in Tehran, despite a 13-year embargo against US companies doing business with Iran, the Boston Globe reports. An Indian-owned distributor sells HP products in Iran, enabling it to skirt American law. But questions remain: If HP execs cut the deal with Redington Gulf knowing their... More »

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Iran • Tehran • sanctions • trade • embargo • Department of Commerce • printers • Hewlett-Packard

 Laptop Sales Zip Past Desktops 

Netbook drives up laptop sales

Dec 24, 08 5:43 AM CST
(Newser) - The demand for Acer Netbooks has pushed laptop sales beyond desktop PC sales for the first time ever, CNET reports. Notebook PC shipments rose almost 40% for the third quarter of 2008 to 38.6 million units, while desktop sales slipped 1.3% to 38.5 million. Hewlett-Packard remains the... More »

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Dell • PCs • Toshiba • Acer • desktop computers • Netbooks • laptops • notebooks • Hewlett-Packard

 Recession Bites Into Apple 

November sales down, stock falls

Dec 16, 08 4:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Even apparently recession-proof Apple is now beginning to show signs of strain, and some analysts are predicting a major slowdown for the computer giant next year, the Wall Street Journal reports. US sales of Macs last month declined 1% over a year ago, while PC sales rose 2%. One analyst... More »

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Steve Jobs • Dell • iPhone • Goldman Sachs • electronics • Apple • recession • retail sales • Mac • Wal-Mart • computers • MacBook • Hewlett-Packard

H-P Will Offer 3-Year Battery for Notebooks

Warranty will be the longest on the market, company says

Dec 10, 08 8:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Hewlett-Packard next year plans to offer the longest-lasting battery for notebooks on the market. The company says its new lithium ion battery, called HP Enviro, will run as good as new for three years, PC Magazine reports. It also will charge faster than current models, reaching 80% after 30 minutes.... More »

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battery • lithium ion batteries • computer • notebooks • Hewlett-Packard

MARKETS

 Dow Extends Rally, Rises 247 

Grim earnings and economic reports can't stop Street's rise

Nov 26, 08 3:20 PM CST
(Newser) - The markets extended a winning streak into a fourth session today, despite mostly dismal economic data, the Wall Street Journal reports. Consumer spending and orders for durable goods fell over the last month, but the Dow closed up 247.14 points at 8,727. The Nasdaq rose 67.4 points... More »

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Barack Obama • Citigroup • Intel • Dow Jones • Paul Volcker • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • Hewlett-Packard

MARKETS

 Dow Up 151 After Seesaw Day 

Housing data drags, but HP, Home Depot fuel optimism

Nov 18, 08 3:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks finished up slightly today amid a raft of mixed economic and earnings news, MarketWatch reports. On light trading volume, the indices swung between significant gains and losses, and the Dow closed up 151.17 at 8,424.75. The Nasdaq clawed out of the red at the last moment,... More »

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NASDAQ • housing market • Dow Jones • Pepsi • S&P 500 • earnings forecast • Hewlett-Packard

ANALYSIS

Ad's Choice
of Song Sparks Debate on Artists' Lives

HP yanks tune by pedophile Gary Glitter

Oct 31, 08 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - HP's decision to change an ad because it featured a song by convicted child molester Gary Glitter has Charlie Moran in Advertising Age wondering about how far we should go in drawing the line between the artist and his art. The ad for the TouchSmart PC drew complaints because it... More »

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United Kingdom • child molestation • musician • advertisements • child pornography • Joan Jett • controversy • Gary Glitter • Hewlett-Packard

ANALYSIS

 Crisis May Cost World 20M Jobs 

Analysts see 'equal-opportunity recession'

Oct 21, 08 3:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - The financial sector is slashing workers, and Silicon Valley employees are dropping like prices on last year's iPod. What industry is next? All of them, Moira Herbst writes in BusinessWeek. Every company relies on credit and consumer purchasing power, making this an “equal-opportunity recession,” a staffing agent says.... More »

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globalization • General Motors • Merrill Lynch • recession • unemployment • job cuts • financial crisis • Hewlett-Packard

ANALYSIS

Her Golden Parachute Fine With McCain

'No analogy' between Fiorina's $45M from HP, subprime payouts

Sep 16, 08 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain and Sarah Palin made a point yesterday of blasting CEOs who left their companies with multimillion-dollar golden parachutes while workers and shareholders suffered. But McCain’s top economic adviser deployed just such a shiny parachute when Hewlett-Packard ousted her, ABC News reports. Carly Fiorina pocketed $45 million, even... More »

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John McCain • CEO • Bear Stearns • Freddie Mac • Fannie Mae • Countrywide • Carly Fiorina • golden parachutes • Hewlett-Packard

MARKETS

 Modest Gains From Mixed Day 

Fannie, Freddie continue to bleed out; H-P brightens tech sector

Aug 20, 08 3:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The markets ended up after alternating from gains to losses in today’s session, MarketWatch reports. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continue to make traders uneasy about financial firms, but strong results from Hewlett-Packard provided a welcome distraction. The Dow closed up 68.88 at 11,417.42. The Nasdaq... More »

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Dell • Research In Motion • Dow Jones • Nasdaq • Freddie Mac • Fannie Mae • S&P 500 • financial crisis • Hewlett-Packard

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