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HP Boasts About The Success Of Its Strategy To Lock In Print Customers
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 - 3:52am | 563HP Inc. (NYSE:HPQ) CFO Marie Myers boasted about the company’s subscription-based model that locks in print customers, crediting it for improved margins. What Happened: HP has been using customer lock-ins via subscription models to turn unprofitable sectors of its business into revenue-...
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Google's $399 Chromebook Plus With AI-Powered Tools Coming To Stores This Weekend
Tuesday, October 3, 2023 - 1:50am | 752Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google’s $399 Chromebook Plus will hit store shelves on Oct. 8, offering a budget-friendly computing solution with basic productivity features. What Happened: To simplify the Chromebook shopping experience, Google on...
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Buffett's Bold Move: Berkshire Hathaway's Strategic HP Divestment Amidst 20% Annual Surge And Market Resilience
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 - 9:56am | 414Berkshire Hathaway has significantly reduced its stake in HP, executing a sale of $130 million worth of stock. The company’s stock reached record highs this month, showcasing an impressive 20% annual gain. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B (NYSE: BRK-B) slashes stake...
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Barron's Latest Picks And Pans: Bitcoin ETFs, Chesapeake Energy, HP, WeWork And More
Saturday, October 23, 2021 - 3:53pm | 811This weekend's Barron's cover story examines why investors should be wary of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds. Other featured articles discuss how to find opportunities in preferred stocks and which utilities now look undervalued. Also, see the prospects for a natural gas play, an...
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PC Market Q2 Scorecard: What Companies Are The Top 5 In The US?
Thursday, August 26, 2021 - 4:26pm | 582PC shipments in the U.S. increased in the second quarter, although at a pace markedly slower than in the first quarter. PC Demand Holds Up: Shipments of PCs, including desktops, notebooks, tablets and workstations climbed 17% year-over-year in the second quarter, a new report from Canalys...
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Barron's Latest Picks And Pans: Affirm, Bitcoin, BorgWarner, Credit Suisse And More
Sunday, April 11, 2021 - 9:32am | 1112This weekend's Barron's cover story discusses why investors can no longer ignore cryptocurrencies. Other featured articles present companies pursuing Bitcoin opportunities and tips for investing in Bitcoin wisely. Also, see the prospects for cruise line operators, a newly public fintech,...
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Barron's Latest Picks And Pans: Lowe's, Microsoft, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, ViacomCBS And More
Sunday, March 7, 2021 - 8:19am | 1111This weekend's Barron's provides some insight into Cathie Wood, one of Barron's 100 most influential women in the United States this year. Other featured articles discuss how Barron's ugly stock picks have fared since last summer, two companies that are reinventing themselves and...
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Barron's Latest Picks And Pans: Berkshire Hathaway, Citigroup, Dow, Twitter And More
Sunday, February 28, 2021 - 9:48am | 1163This weekend's Barron's cover story explores how investors can benefit from the shift to green energy. Other featured articles discuss value stocks to ride the economic recovery, what the spike in bond yields means for stocks, and tech stocks resisting the sector downturn. Also, the...
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Xerox Decides Not To Take Over HP Due To 'Macroeconomic And Market Turmoil'
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 - 10:16pm | 396Xerox (NYSE: XRX) will not go ahead with its $30 billion hostile takeover bid for HP Inc (NYSE: HPQ) , due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. What Happened Citing “macroeconomic and market turmoil” caused by COVID-19, Xerox has ceased its efforts to place nominees on HP’s board...
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Bulls And Bears Of The Week: Apple, Boeing, FANGs And More
Sunday, March 15, 2020 - 9:45am | 882Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls included a top bank and the FANG stocks. Bearish calls included many oil stocks and the iPhone maker. The U.S. markets had another tough week due to the one-two punch of an unexpected oil...
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HP Is Resisting Xerox, But Can It Resist COVID-19?
Friday, February 28, 2020 - 10:28am | 969HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ), Palo Alto-based manufacturer of personal computers and printers, is fighting hostile takeover bid by Xerox Holdings Corporation (NYSE: XRX) by beating earnings target in the fiscal quarter ending on January 31st. For now, HP is managing to ward-off its competition, but there...
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Earnings To The Rescue? HP, Macy's, Home Depot All Report Solid Results, Providing Lift
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 10:52am | 2315Anyone hoping for a quick comeback from the worst session in two years could be in for disappointment. Things seem to be on more solid footing to start Tuesday amid a host of decent earnings news, but several stocks got downgraded and the virus showed no signs of slowing down. Some of the...
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HP Facing Two Kinds Of Stress: Falling Short On Revenue And Xerox Going Directly To Its Shareholders
Wednesday, November 27, 2019 - 12:11pm | 722Hewlett Packard Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) posted its quarterly earnings of 49 cents per share for the quarter ended on October 30th, overall surpassing EPS estimates four times consecutively over the last four quarters. But its shares dropped 4 percent due to lower-then-expected fourth quarter revenue...
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Xerox Threatens HP With Hostile Takeover Bid
Friday, November 22, 2019 - 5:49am | 461Xerox Holdings Corporation (NYSE: XRX) means business when it comes to acquiring computer hardware company HP Inc (NYSE: HPQ). If the HP board doesn’t agree to the buyout bid, the veteran printer and copy machine maker will approach the HP shareholders directly, Xerox said on...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Apple, HP, Under Armour, 'Shark Week' And More
Sunday, August 4, 2019 - 8:15am | 662The cover story in this weekend's Barron's suggests ways investors can play the shifting retail landscape. Other featured articles discuss why utility stocks still make sense and how a climate scientist invests for retirement. Also, the prospects for a post-split tech giant, the iPhone...