Dell Set to Report a Big Earnings Miss Today

A tough day ahead.
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Dell’s Special Committee Asks Carl Icahn to Get Specific on Buyout Plans

Also expected today: Icahn’s proposed slate of Dell directors.
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Carl Icahn Wants to Fire Michael Dell (Video)

A lively TV lunch hour with a corporate raider.
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Brian Krzanich Wins Intel’s Predictable CEO Horse Race

Name an outsider? Not so much.
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IBM Boosts Share Buyback and Dividend

IBM said today that its board of directors has approved an additional $5 billion in share buybacks and a 12 percent hike in its quarterly dividend. The new dividend will be 95 cents a share. It’s the 18th year in a row that IBM has increased its quarterly dividend, and it has been paying one consistently since 1916. The move follows a quarterly earnings report that fell short of expectations.

Accel Partners’ Jim Breyer Won’t Return to Dell’s Board

His third resignation from a high-profile board in recent days.
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Riverbed CEO Kennelly Joins Board of Startup Nimble Storage

Another director with public company experience.
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How Hard Will Weak PC Sales Hit Intel?

We’ll know in a few days.
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Southeastern Comes Out Against “Inadequate” Dell Buyout Plan

An unhappy shareholder.
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Interim Chairman Whitworth “Believes in HP’s Turnaround”

Hewlett-Packard Chairman Ray Lane Stepping Down

Dell’s Go-Private Case Emerged as Business Eroded

HP Board Members Survive Shareholder Challenge

HP Wants Nothing More Than a Quiet, Uneventful Shareholder Meeting

Icahn Threatens Dell With “Years of Litigation” Over Buyout

Carl Icahn Steps Into Dell Buyout Fight

Seven More Questions for Andreessen Horowitz Enterprise Dude Peter Levine

Read the Letter Launching the Campaign to Unseat Three HP Directors

Apple Pulls Controversial Proxy Proposal After Court Ruling

Intel’s Q4 Earnings Call: Modest Growth, More Investment

“The Narrative Lags the Reality” in HP Turnaround Effort, CEO Whitman Says (Video)

HP CEO Whitman Earned $15 Million in 2012, Filing Shows

The Pressure Is on HP to Stand and Deliver in 2013

Akamai Names Chief Scientist Tom Leighton as CEO