Hewlett-Packard Board Meets on Replacing C.E.O.
The leading candidate was Meg Whitman, the former chief executive of eBay, who was sought for her ability to run a large technology company, they said. The surprise move revealed not only the confusion...
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LOS ANGELES — When news broke about the massacre in Newtown, Conn., on Friday, the USA cable channel jumped into action. Using key words like “shooting,” “school” and “children,” executives identified...
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