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HP: Does Whitworth Make a Difference?

Hewlett-Packard, the No. 1 computer services company, has elected Ralph Whitworth, a well-known activist investor to its board, its first election since new CEO Meg Whitworth was elected Sept. 25.
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Dell: Earnings May Hint if PC Giant Moving More Upscale

Shares of Dell, the No. 2 PC maker, rose slightly Monday, ahead of the company’s third-quarter earnings report scheduled for Tuesday. Investors await news on Dell’s moves upscale as well as supply shortages caused by floods in Thailand.
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Buffett Builds $10.7 Billion Stake in IBM

Warren Buffett said his Berkshire Hathaway Inc has accumulated a 5.5 percent stake in IBM, the billionaire investor's biggest bet in the technology field he has historically shunned.
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U.S. Stocks Plunge on Europe’s Debt Woes: What Should Investors Do?

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) registered another difficult day Tuesday, plunging 389 points to 11,781 on institutional investor concern that Italy will not be able to service its debt, and that one, and possibly more countries may leave the Eurozone. What's the prudent stance for the typical investor?
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HP Weighing Sale of WebOS Unit

Hewlett-Packard Co is looking to sell Palm's webOS mobile software platform, a deal that could fetch hundreds of millions of dollars but less than the $1.2 billion that HP paid last year, four sources close to the matter said.
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SAfrica's Altech in talks for $60m Kenya firm -source

South Africa's Allied Technologies Ltd is in talks to pay up to $60 million for unlisted Kenyan IT firm Symphony, according to a person familiar with the matter, to help revive its struggling business in fast-growing east Africa.
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Who are the Top 10 Women in U.S. Technology?

Nobody would ask who the top five men are in U.S. technology because their ranks fill the executive suites at Intel, Apple, Texas Instruments, Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, Motorola Mobility. But finding the women is harder because there are fewer, especially at the CEO level, where they can really influence the company and the industry.
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More Companies Shed Light on Political Spending

More American companies are bending to shareholder pressure to reveal their spending to sway political campaigns despite court decisions allowing unfettered corporate cash in elections, according to a study released on Friday.

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