Hewlett Packard Co

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  Software Company Founded By IITian Sold To Cisco For $3.7 Billion

  Cisco's announcement comes a week after Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co said it would buy cloud startup SimpliVity for $650 million in cash.

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  HP Enterprise In $8.8 Billion Deal With Micro Focus For Software Assets

  Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE) will spin off and merge its non-core software assets with Britain's Micro Focus International Plc in a deal worth $8.8 billion, the companies said.

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  Hewlett Packard CEO Whitman Compares Donald Trump To Hitler, Mussolini

  Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co chief executive and Republican donor Meg Whitman reiterated her opposition to Donald Trump as the party's presidential nominee and compared him to fascist leaders Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, according to media and two sources.

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  Blackstone To Buy Majority Of Mphasis In Up To $1.1-Billion Deal

  Blackstone Group is buying a majority stake in Indian IT outsourcing services provider Mphasis Ltd from Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co in a deal worth up to $1.1 billion, in the US asset manager's single-biggest investment in India.

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  HP Inc Shares Tumble 7% on Weak PC, Printer Sales

  HP Inc, which houses former Hewlett-Packard Co's legacy printer and PC business, forecast adjusted profit for the first quarter below market expectations as it struggles with weak sales of PCs and printers.

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  Hewlett-Packard Board Approves Split into Two Companies

  Hewlett-Packard said on Thursday that it expected its split into Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co and HP Inc to be completed on Nov. 1.

• Apple slice: Share split makes joining the Dow more likely

  A seven-for-one stock split that will chop the price to about $75 changes the picture. Apple stunned the market with that announcement when reporting earnings on Thursday, and the change seems to increase the chance that the stock will be added to the index.

• HP CEO expects revenue stability in 2014; shares rise 5 per cent

  Hewlett Packard Co chief executive Meg Whitman expects revenue to stabilise in 2014 with "pockets of growth" before the business accelerates again in 2015, sending the stock up as much as 9.5 per cent on Wednesday.

• Dell founder stands firm on buyout offer as vote delay mulled: report

  The outcome of a shareholder vote scheduled for Thursday on the offer is too close to call. Dell may decide to delay the vote to gain time to win support for the deal, a person familiar with the matter said earlier on Tuesday.

• Ex-Microsoft executive, former McDonald's CEO join HP board

  The PC maker, which has been trying to strengthen its board after years of leadership calamities, said it was still searching for more directors. It is also looking for a permanent nonexecutive chairman to succeed Ralph Whitworth, who holds the position on an interim basis.

• Dell shares at two-month low after Blackstone pulls out

  Dell Inc shares slid to a two-month low on Friday after private equity firm Blackstone Group LP withdrew its buyout bid, blaming a crumbling PC market for reduced financial forecasts at the world's No. 3 PC maker.

• The Dow and why it matters

  The Dow Jones industrial average, an index of 30 US blue-chip stocks, is a barometer of the health of the stock market and US economy. On Tuesday, it closed at an all-time high of 14,253.77, beating the record it set on Oct. 9, 2007 by 89 points.

• HP shares jump after strong results, analysts raise targets

  Hewlett-Packard Co shares rose as much as 10 per cent on Friday after the company's better-than-expected quarterly results and forecasts prompted at least eight brokerages to raise price targets on the stock, although analysts said problems at the world's No.1 PC maker were far from over.

• Apple supplier Foxconn freezes hiring at largest plant

  Apple Inc's manufacturing partner Foxconn Technology Group has frozen hiring at a Shenzhen plant that makes gadgets including the iPhone 5 and put the brakes on recruiting for other factories across China, but said the move was not linked to any single client.

• Apple conducts labour audits, finds underage workers at suppliers

  Apple Inc conducted audits of working conditions at major suppliers last year, discovering multiple cases of underage workers, discrimination and wage problems.