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Carly Fiorina Blasts Corporate Bailout Funding In $2T Coronavirus Relief Bill
Monday, March 30, 2020 - 8:49am | 556The $2-trillion coronavirus relief bill signed into law by President Donald Trump deserves credit for offering a helping hand to small businesses and individuals, former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina said Friday on CNBC's "Closing Bell." Fiorina said the bill has faults...
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Sun Microsystems' CEO: White House 'Waterboarding' Ended With Trump Election
Wednesday, April 26, 2017 - 11:07am | 420President Donald Trump received what could be considered one his biggest endorsements from Silicon Valley, home to some of the most outspoken against Trump. Speaking as a guest on CNBC's "Squawk Box" segment Wednesday, Sun Microsystems former CEO Scott McNealy said the president is a welcome...
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6 Outsider CEO Hires That Flopped
Thursday, January 26, 2017 - 11:55am | 697In recent years, struggling companies have turned more and more to outsiders when looking for a direction change at the CEO position. These companies are hoping the past leadership success will translate to the struggling company as well. Unfortunately, there are plenty of times that these outsider...
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Meet The Data Company Changing How We Think About Presidential Polls
Thursday, November 19, 2015 - 4:00pm | 1178ElectionPulse measures voter interest based on Internet traffic on selected websites. The behind-scenes-engine, DataPulse, could be a huge help to businesses regarding trademark infringement, among other areas. Teaching machines to look for similarities is key to this technology. An...
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Twitter Emerging As Cornerstone In 2016 Campaign Strategies
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - 2:18pm | 913This year, Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) aimed to make its social media platform a necessary part of every candidate's campaign by adding new features that would attract both new users and the candidates themselves. The firm created a way for supporters to send campaign donations via tweet, and upped...
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4 CEOs Who Are/Were Reportedly Grumpy Cats
Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 2:33pm | 680The world inhabited by Fortune 500 CEOs is undoubtedly filled with long days, long nights, lots of espresso and lots of pressure. If the old saying, that “to whom much is given, much is required,” is true, a lot is required of these guys and girls. It is no wonder, then, that many...
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Should Hewlett-Packard Break Itself Up?
Friday, December 7, 2012 - 10:29am | 366As its share price has declined, the value of Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) has sunk below the $31 billion it has spent over the past five years on takeover targets. The company is now worth a little more than $27 billion. Much of the blame can be placed on the aggressive acquisition strategies of a...
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Fiorina To Lead Senate Like She Led HP: Into The Ground
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 4:15pm | 338With her victory yesterday in the California Republican primary, former HP CEO Carly Fiorina is priming herself for a heated general election contest against incumbent Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA). Californians should be doing more than priming themselves in the event of a Fiorina win - they should...
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California Taken By Storm By Tech Moguls Meg Whitman And Carly Fiorina
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 1:59pm | 85Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina had a splendid evening in the California primaries today. Republican Whitman won her governor primary by garnering 64% of the votes, from 41% voting attendance. She will be taking on Democrat nominee Jerry Brown, who fetched 84% of the votes. On the other hand,...