Here is the CNNFI report on the announcement:

http://cnnfn.com/hotstories/companies/9903/02/hp_b/


Wirt Atmar wrote:

> Joe writes:
>
> > Not much - except that HP is currently UP 1/16.  Now if they would stop the
> >  fluffy banter and tell us what's going on...
>
> A bit more of the story can be found at:
>
>    http://interactive.wsj.com/public/current/articles/SB920346289474684500.htm
>
> HP plans to make an announcement at the end of today's trading.
>
> At the core of all of this, it sounds like nonsense: a ploy simply to increase
> to stockholder's value, not the value of the company, but I'll reserve
> judgment until this evening.
>
> Wirt Atmar



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