Archive for May 13th, 2008

HP to purchase EDS for $12.6 bln in challenge to IBM

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

NEW YORK - Hewlett-Packard Co plans to purchase technology outsourcing company Electronic Data Systems Corp to better compete against IBM , but Wall Street questioned whether the $12.6 billion deal for a slow-growing company was overpriced.

HP to purchase EDS for $12.6 bln in challenge to IBM

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

NEW YORK - Hewlett-Packard Co plans to purchase technology outsourcing company Electronic Data Systems Corp to better compete against IBM , but Wall Street questioned whether the $12.6 billion deal for a slow-growing company was overpriced.

HP to purchase EDS for $12.6 bln in challenge to IBM

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

NEW YORK - Hewlett-Packard Co plans to purchase technology outsourcing company Electronic Data Systems Corp to better compete against IBM , but Wall Street questioned whether the $12.6 billion deal for a slow-growing company was overpriced.

Oil price, financials hit Dow; techs lift Nasdaq

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

NEW YORK - Blue-chip stocks declined on Tuesday as oil rose to another record and underscored concerns about inflation, while the Federal Reserve chairman has said financial markets are still troubled.

Icahn may run Yahoo proxy campaign: source

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

NEW YORK - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is considering running a proxy campaign to elect new board members at Yahoo Inc after the company failed to forge a deal to merge with Microsoft Corp , a source close to the matter has said on Tuesday.

Applied Materials sees end to downturn, shares up

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

NEW YORK - Applied Materials Inc has said on Tuesday the semiconductor equipment industry was nearing the end of its downturn, but industry capital spending this year would fall more than it previously expected.

Electronic Arts top expectations, eyes share gains

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO - Top video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc on Tuesday posted a quarterly profit that beat Wall Street expectations and has said it expects to gain market share on the strength of upcoming titles like “Spore” and “The Sims 3″.

American Axle says UAW contract talks stall

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

DETROIT - Auto parts supplier American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc has said on Tuesday contract talks with the United Auto Workers union aimed at settling a three-month-old strike had stalled since Sunday.