Stories tagged with Hewlett-Packard Co.
Computer mogul Michael Dell buys $100 million more in Dell stock
By Carol Eisenberg | September 10, 2008 at 3:09pm | 0 
Give Michael Dell this much: He backs up his pledges about his company with hard cash.
Soft landings for Merrill’s O’Neal and other ex-chiefs
By A. James Memmott | October 31, 2007 at 1:49pm | 0
The cushioned exit of Stan O’Neal as CEO of Merrill Lynch & Co. this week was proof again that nothing succeeds at the top levels of business like not succeeding.
O’Neal is to receive a reported $161.5 million in stock options and retirement benefits. He was ushered out because he had lost favor with his board after announcing that the company had a $2.24 billion quarterly loss.
While $161.5 million seems like enough to get by on, it doesn’t equal amounts received by other dismissed executives.
