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NEWS ABOUT: Michael Dell

Michael Dell stories: 13 news summaries

 Dell May Launch Smartphone 


Jan 29, 09 9:42 PM CST
(Newser) - Dell is considering a move into the smartphone business, the Wall Street Journal reports. The computer company has had engineers working on models for more than a year and could launch a competitor to the iPhone or Blackberry as early as next month. CEO Michael Dell also could pull the... More »

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Dell • cell phones • iPhone • Research In Motion • BlackBerry • Michael Dell • smartphones

 Snarling Putin 
 Smacks Down 
 Dell's Net Offer 

Russia's Putin tells off Michael Dell

Jan 29, 09 6:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Russian leader Vladimir Putin fired a withering public broadside at computer tycoon Michael Dell at the World Economic Forum. When Dell offered to help expand the Internet in Russia, Putin snapped: "We don't need help. We are not invalids. We don't have limited mental capacity." More »

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Internet • Vladimir Putin • Michael Dell • World Economic Forum • Davos

(Newser) - The leaders of Russia and China laid the blame for the world's financial troubles squarely at the feet of the US today, the Wall Street Journal reports. In speeches at the world economic forum in Davos, both focused on the role of the dollar, with Putin calling the world's over-reliance... More »

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China • Russia • Vladimir Putin • world economy • Michael Dell • Wen Jiabao • Davos

Wreck of IndyMac Sold
for $13.9B

Soros, Dell among the players in FDIC's damaged-goods sale

Jan 3, 09 8:41 AM CST
(Newser) - A team of high-profile investors has bought the remains of failed bank IndyMac from the FDIC for $13.9 billion, the Wall Street Journal reports. The investors, including George Soros and computer tycoon Michael Dell, have agreed to share the losses from IndyMac's portfolio of troubled mortgages in a deal... More »

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private equity • J. C. Flowers • bank • Michael Dell • IndyMac • George Soros • FDIC • subprime crisis • bank failure • financial crisis

Downturn Derails Dell's Turnaround 

Cost-cutting kills off plans for flashy new product lines

Nov 28, 08 8:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Shifting consumer demand and the sagging economy spell trouble for Dell's turnaround strategy, the Wall Street Journal reports. Founder Michael Dell had been making progress since returning to the company last year with a two-pronged rescue plan, but weak sales mean his goals of cutting costs at the low end... More »

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Dell • Michael Dell • retail sales • Dell Inc • computer • personal computers • computer sales • financial crisis

Market Meltdown Reshapes Forbes Rich List

Buffett bumps Gates
in redrawn rankings
of world's wealthiest

Oct 10, 08 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The mortgage meltdown has certainly hit middle-class Americans hard but hasn't spared the uber-wealthy, Bloomberg reports. Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson’s net worth shed $4 billion between Aug. 29 and Oct. 1, for instance, while Warren Buffett overtook Bill Gates, whose net worth declined $1.5 billion, as... More »

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Google • stock market • Microsoft • Dell • Bill Gates • Larry Page • Sergey Brin • Forbes 400 • Carl Icahn • Warren Buffett • Larry Ellison • Oracle • Michael Dell • billionaire • Berkshire Hathaway • Las Vegas Sands Corp. • Oracle of Omaha • Sheldon Adelson • Charles Ergen

Dell to Sell Factories as It Retools Strategy

PC maker will shed infrastructure in effort
to stay competitive

Sep 5, 08 9:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dell is looking to sell off its computer factories, the Wall Street Journal reports, drastically altering a business model that was once the envy of the industry. Journal sources say the aim is to sell most, if not all, of the plants in the next 18 months; most likely buyers... More »

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Dell • Michael Dell • PC makers • fuel costs • computer sales • laptops

 Dell Looks to Muscle In on iPod

New player, music service could debut by September

Jul 30, 08 9:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dell has decided it’s time for a rematch with Apple’s iconic iPod, and the company is planning to introduce a new digital music player and online download service as early at September, the Wall Street Journal reports. Dell failed in its bid to gain a seat at the... More »

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iTunes • Apple • iPod • Michael Dell • Dell Inc

 UK Immigration Rules
 Would Exclude
 This Man 

Without college degree, Gates wouldn't qualify for visa aimed to bring skilled labor

Jul 16, 08 4:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Strict new immigration rules aimed at attracting highly skilled workers to Britain would keep tech icons Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Michael Dell from getting top-tier visas, Bloomberg notes, because they don't have college degrees. "It's a dumbing-down,'' one opponent says. "If you're a 20-something American with... More »

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immigration • Steve Jobs • Bill Gates • immigration reform • Gordon Brown • college • Michael Dell • Britain • skilled labor • college graduates

Profits Slide
as Dell
Streamlines

6.5% drop on consumer slump, 'slow as molasses' turnaround

Feb 29, 08 6:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Dell posted a 6.5% decline in profits for its fiscal fourth quarter yesterday, citing slowed consumer spending and the cost of restructuring, which included slashing thousands of jobs, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dell results are likely to cause concern about other tech stocks—especially those that rely... More »

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Dell • Michael Dell • restructuring • tech stocks • tech sector • job cuts • computer • quarterly results

Dude, You're Losing an Account

Dell hires WPP to form one ad agency replacing the work of 800

Dec 3, 07 1:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Computer giant Dell has chosen WPP to handle all of its global advertising and marketing - bringing to one agency $4.5 billion worth of billings that had been spread among an astonishing 800 agencies world wide. The Wall Street Journal reports Dell and WPP will strike a unique partnership... More »

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Dell • advertising • marketing • Michael Dell • WPP • Interpublic Group • Sir Martin Sorrell • Mark Jarvis

Investors Worry Dell's Road to Recovery is Too Rocky

Quarterly earnings announcement prompts big Wall Street selloff

Nov 30, 07 11:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Computer-maker Dell’s rollercoaster ride isn’t over and it’s left investors woozy. Despite increasing net income 27% in third quarter earnings released yesterday, Dell shares slipped nearly 10% in after hours trading, giving back nearly everything the stock gained leading up to the report and underlining CEO Michael... More »

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earnings reports • Michael Dell • corporate earnings • laptop • Dell Inc • PC makers • computer

Wal-Mart, You're Getting a Dell

Direct-to-consumer giant will get in-store presence at big-box superstar

May 24, 07 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dell is about to expand beyond its traditional direct-to-consumer sales channels in a big way: by making a deal with Wal-Mart. The struggling computer maker and the world's largest retailer announced today that Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores will start carrying Dell Dimensions next month. The two exclusive models will... More »

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retail • Dell • Sam's Club • Michael Dell • computer • Wal-Mart • Hewlett-Packard

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