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Dell's earnings fall 79% as PC sales sag
ROUND ROCK, Texas — Dell Inc.'s earnings plunged 79% in the latest quarter as the shift to smartphones and tablets reduced demand for the company's personal computers. The dismal performance announced Thursday might work to the advantage of Dell'...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Shareholders, Carl Icahn, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements
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Icahn joins key shareholder to challenge Dell
One of the biggest critics of Michael Dell's plan to take the company he founded private has launched a fresh challenge to that $24.4-billion bid and says the slumping PC maker needs new leadership. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has teamed up with...Tags: Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Shareholders, Carl Icahn
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When Buffett gets Heinz, he'll also add Burger King CEO Hees
Fast food giant Burger King Worldwide Inc. said it will lose its chief executive Bernardo Hees to H.J. Heinz Co. once billionaire financier Warren Buffett wraps up his acquisition of the ketchup company with 3G Capital. Corporate poaching this...
Tags: Ketchup, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, HJ Heinz Company, Corporate Officers
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Spokane police request charges against USC basketball players for fight
Police in Spokane, Wash., completed their investigation of a fight that occurred last month and have requested that two USC basketball players be charged with two counts each of second-degree assault, a police spokeswoman said. Neither police nor USC...
Tags: Golf, Basketball, Rutgers University, Pierre Jackson, Sports
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Dell stock rises as company agrees to show books to Carl Icahn
Dell Inc. saw its stock jump 1.26% in midday trading on Monday after the company reached an agreement to let shareholder activist Carl Icahn see its books. Icahn Enterprises disclosed that it had signed a confidentiality agreement with Dell that will...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Shareholders, Carl Icahn, Michael S. Dell
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is buying Heinz ketchup company
Warren Buffett has been very publicly casting about for a big deal – and he's found one in the Heinz ketchup company. Through his investment firm, Berkshire Hathaway, the famed investor is teaming up with a Brazilian private-equity firm to acquire...
Tags: Ketchup, Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Buyback
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Apple TV event predicted for March, TV debut in the fall
SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple will hold an event in March to plug a new program that lets developers write apps for Apple TV, Jefferies & Co. analyst Peter Misek said. That could be a significant step for Apple TV. Steve Jobs said in late 2010 that he had...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPad, Computer Hardware, Steve Jobs, Tim Cook
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Another investor slams Dell buyout deal
Another large investor has lashed out against the proposed leveraged buyout of Dell Inc., saying the deal led by founder Michael Dell undervalues the computer maker. “We believe the proposed buyout does not reflect the value of Dell and we do...
Tags: Apple iPhone, T. Rowe Price, Michael S. Dell, Dell Inc.
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Apple reports flat first-quarter earnings; shares drop 5%
Apple Inc. reported flat fiscal first-quarter earnings, sending shares plummeting 5% in after-hours trading. Apple said revenue increased 18% to $54.5 billion in the first quarter, which ended in December. Profit rose only slightly to $13.08 billion, or...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Earnings, Companies and Corporations, Computer Hardware, Tim Cook
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Apple CEO talks priorities, profits and products customers love
Well, it's all over but the shouting. And the analysts' notes. And the target price estimate revisions. Apple released record numbers Wednesday and received a swift kick in the head from investors who bludgeoned the stock. But during a one-hour...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPad, Computer Hardware, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Apple iPod
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Microsoft reportedly in talks to invest in Dell buyout [Updated]
Microsoft Corp. is reportedly in discussions to help finance a buyout of struggling computer maker Dell Inc. According to the Wall Street Journal, which cited a person familiar with the talks, Microsoft's investment "would likely be in the range of a...
Tags: Microsoft Surface, IBM, The Wall Street Journal, Chromebook
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Best Buy extends deadline for founder to make takeover offer
Struggling Best Buy Co. has agreed to give founder and former chairman Richard Schulze more time to make a takeover bid for the electronics chain. The agreement allows Schulze, the company's biggest shareholder, to wait until the end of the holiday...
Tags: Electronics, Best Buy Co., Inc., Richard Schulze, Science and Technology
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