Archive for May, 2007
China sentences ex-food and drug official to death
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Did HP spy on Dell?
In October 2003, Karl Kamb, then a 40-year-old Hewlett-Packard vice president, made a presentation that persuaded CEO Carly Fiorina to take her company into a new line of business: flat-panel televisions. Rival computer makers were plunging into consumer electronics, Kamb argued, and HP needed to jump in before it was too late.
Avaya could be up for sale, reports say
Telecommunications equipment maker Avaya may be exploring the sale of part or all of the company, according to reports published Tuesday.
RBS raises ABN buyout bid to $95.7 billion
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ExxonMobil: Profits and discontent
ExxonMobil's stock is up by 35 percent in the last year. The oil giant made $39.5 billion in profits in 2006, tops in the Fortune 500. But don't expect a roomful of smiling faces at Exxon's annual shareholder meeting tomorrow.
Blurring the lines with Big Biotech
Big Pharma is starting to look more like Big Biotech.
China’s ICBC: Credit cards to double in ‘07
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