2006-09
23 07:00:20HP chair resigns amid probe fallout
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AFX) - businessminute
Hewlett-Packard Co. shoved Chairwoman Patricia Dunn off its board Friday, severing its ties to a leader whose efforts to plug a media leak morphed into a spying scandal that has spawned criminal and congressional investigations.
2006-09
23 03:08:49Dow ends down 25 on economic pessimism
NEW YORK (AFX) - businessminute
Wall Street's growing pessimism about the economy sent stocks down for a second straight day Friday, as investors lost the enthusiasm that followed Wednesday's Federal Reserve decision to leave interest rates unchanged.
2006-09
23 01:07:55HP ethics chief directed investigators
WASHINGTON (AFX) - Hewlett-Packard Co.'s chief ethics officer in February pointed an outside investigator toward two board members he suspected of leaking information to journalists and made specific requests that the investigator obtain personal telephone records, a company document shows.
2006-09
23 01:04:49HP chair resigns amid fallout from probe
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AFX) - Hewlett-Packard Co. shoved Chairwoman Patricia Dunn off its board Friday, severing its ties to a leader whose efforts to plug a media leak morphed into a spying scandal that has spawned criminal and congressional investigations.
2006-09
22 23:34:55Stocks drop amid pessimism on ecomony
NEW YORK (AFX) - Wall Street's growing pessimism about the economy sent stocks down for a second straight day Friday, as investors lost the enthusiasm that followed Wednesday's Federal Reserve decision to leave interest rates unchanged.
2006-09
22 23:14:17Micrel to pay IBM $2.1M for license
NEW YORK (AFX) - Chip maker Micrel Inc. said Friday it will pay IBM nearly $2.1 million for a license to the company's 'large portfolio of patents.' For more information and to contact AFX: www.afxnews.com and www.afxpress.com