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| Jan.11 |
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HP profits down Consumer spending lower than expected
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| Jan.12 |
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William Hewlett dead at 87| He was an engineer who co-founded Hewlett-Packard Co. in a garage in 1938 and pioneered Silicon Valley | | |
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| Jan.27 |
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HP to Cut 2% of Jobs Long-planned marketing restructuring
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| Jan.29 |
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HP, Apple Fund Web Photo Shop
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| Feb.9 |
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HP replacing power units
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| Feb.13 |
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HP shows off new software
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| Feb.15 |
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HP meets lowered expectations 1st-quarter net earnings fell 59%. Revenue rose 2%. Carly Fiorina blames worsening economic conditions worldwide
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| Apr.18 |
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HP to cut 3,000 jobs| Hewlett-Packard lowered earnings forecasts again cutting up to 3,000 management jobs or 3.5% | |
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| May.8 |
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HP and Accenture form partnership
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| May.10 |
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HP sold VeriFone
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| May.29 |
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Next-generation processor
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| Jun.5 |
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HP becomes leader in PC sales
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| Jun.6 |
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HP cautious about outlook
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| Jun.19 |
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HP faces credit downgrade Credit rating agency revised Hewlett-Packard's outlook from stable to negative
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| Jun.29 |
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Workers asked to take pay cuts Hewlett-Packard has asked 45,000 U.S. employees use additional vacation days or to take pay cuts
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| Jul.17 |
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Molecular computers Patents process could be breakthrough for computer circuits made of individual molecules
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| Jul.26 |
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HP cutting 6,000 jobs| Hewlett-Packard Co. lowered its sales forecasts yet again and is slashing 6% of work force | | |
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| Aug.16 |
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HP reports 89% drop in profit Hewlett-Packard Co. beat Wall Street's dramatically reduced expectations. Shares moved higher
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| Sep.3 |
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HP buying Compaq for $25 billion| The new company with annual earnings of $3.9 billion and 145,000 employees would rival IBM | |
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| Sep.4 |
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HP, Compaq See Job Cuts Merging companies will cut 15,000 jobs in 2002 and expect a slight revenue decline in 2003
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| Sep.6 |
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HP buys Dutch printing company Hewlett-Packard in a $629 million deal to buy Indigo. HP already owns 13.4% of Dutch company
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| Sep.13 |
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HP donating up to $5 million Hewlett-Packard is giving $3M to the Red Cross and matching $2M to either the Red Cross or United Way
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| Oct.3 |
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Fiorina Says Merger on Track Hewlett-Packard CEO vowed to press ahead with plans to buy Compaq, although business nearly halted
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| Oct.16 |
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New management structure New management team to lead its planned merger with Compaq
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| Nov.6 |
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Founder family oppose Compaq deal| The family and foundation of William Hewlett will vote their 5% stake against the takeover | |
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| Nov.14 |
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HP beats estimates 4th-quarter earnings fell sharply from a year ago
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| Nov.15 |
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CEOs reject $22M in merger bonuses HP and Compaq CEOs withdrew from a bonus program for completing the merger
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| Dec.7 |
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Packard Foundation against merger Hewlett-Packard largest shareholder plans to vote against the $25 billion acquisition of Compaq
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| Dec.12 |
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$1.9M grant for Healthy Kids The David and Lucile Packard Foundation will be used to subsidize 1,840 children
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| Dec.13 |
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Opposition to merger is widespread Walter Hewlett appealed to directors and the board of Compaq to scuttle merger because of what enormous unhappiness
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| Dec.27 |
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W. Hewlett Files Proxy Against Merger Founding family member filed proxy statement to solicit votes against the proposed acquisition of Compaq
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