Hewlett-Packard is one of the leading companies worldwide in the computer and communications industries. In 2000 it was ranked by Fortune magazine as the #2 U.S.-based company in the category of computers/office equipment, and in that same year it...

The Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), commonly referred to as HP, is an information technology corporation, specializing in personal computers, notebook computers, servers, network management software, printers, digital cameras, and calculators,...

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s turnaround efforts are paying off as the computer and printer maker said it is poised to bulldoze its earlier quarterly earnings targets and rake in an extra $1 billion in sales than previously expected.The raised outlook sent shares up 2.8 percent Tuesday and...

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s first-quarter profit jumped 26 percent as the company benefited from higher sales of laptop computers, printers and printing supplies during a robust holiday spending season.The company on Tuesday said it earned $1.55 billion, or 55 cents per share, for the quarter ended Jan....

Hewlett-Packard Co. continued to steal a major slice of the personal computer market from struggling rival Dell Inc. in the first quarter _ and analysts said HP still has room to grow.HP said revenue from laptop sales jumped 40 percent in the quarter compared with...

Activist shareholders at Hewlett-Packard say broad support for a proposal to expand board nominating rights gives them a mandate to take up the issue with the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as with HP directors and managers. At HP's annual shareholders meeting Wednesday, investors...