2006-11
18 13:01:27HP shares slip despite surging 4Q profit
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AFX) - Hewlett-Packard Co. shares slipped Friday after the company said fiscal fourth-quarter earnings quadrupled but the Securities and Exchange Commission had ordered a formal probe of its boardroom spying scandal. For more information and to contact AFX: www.afxnews.com and www.afxpress.com