By Rand Paul
Obama acts as though we no longer have a Constitution
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Hewlett-Packard Co.'s annual meeting will give shareholders an opportunity to vent their frustration over the personal computer maker's botched acquisitions and other follies that have been plaguing the Silicon Valley pioneer for several years.
Hewlett-Packard Co. on Wednesday barely rebuffed a shareholder rebellion aimed at ousting the two longest-serving directors from personal computer maker's board.
British authorities have opened an investigation into Hewlett-Packard's allegations that the personal computer maker was duped when it bought business software maker Autonomy, according to regulatory documents filed Monday.
Autonomy, the British business software company now owned by Hewlett-Packard Co., is facing a Justice Department investigation over improper accounting under previous management, according to HP.
Hewlett-Packard Co. says that the Department of Justice is investigating HP's business software unit Autonomy, which the computer maker has accused of fudging its accounting.
Last year, Hewlett-Packard Co. bought the British software company Autonomy Corp. as it tries to expand its lineup of business software products while lowering its profile in consumer electronics.
Last year, Hewlett-Packard Co. bought the British software company Autonomy Corp. as it tries to expand its lineup of business software products while lowering its profile in consumer electronics.
An executive vilified by Hewlett-Packard Co. on allegations of an accounting ruse is escalating his counter-attack on the company accusing him.
Hewlett-Packard Co. said Tuesday that it's the victim of a $5-billion-plus fraud, claiming a British company it bought last year lied about its finances.
Hewlett-Packard Co. said on Tuesday that it's the victim of a multi-billion dollar fraud at the hands of a British company it bought last year that lied about its finances.
Hewlett-Packard Co. said on Tuesday that it's the victim of a $5-billion-plus fraud, claiming a British company it bought last year lied about its finances.
Hewlett-Packard Co. said a British company it bought for $9.7 billion last year lied about its finances, resulting in a massive write-down of the value of the business.
Hewlett-Packard is beefing up its defenses in an effort to fend off activist investors who, with enough shares, could demand drastic changes at the company, according to a published report.
In an apparent attempt to incite HP's shareholders, Lynch urged them to use the meeting to ask Whitman and the rest of the HP's board detailed questions about the circumstances surrounding the Autonomy deal in an open letter distributed Wednesday.
Autonomy's former CEO Mike Lynch, who was fired by Whitman last year, has vehemently denied HP's allegations.
