Meg Whitman

A leading media company could be testing out a strategy to appeal to a younger generation of content consumers and it involves one of the biggest movie franchises of all time. What Happened: The Star Wars franchise continues to evolve with more movies and television shows coming to theaters and on...

Less than a year after launching, short video maker Quibi is now exploring options that could include a sale. What Happened: The Wall Street Journal is reporting Quibi is “exploring strategic options” for the future. The report says the company could seek additional funding or go public...

Media veterans Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman were confident in the mid-pandemic timing of their launch of Quibi, a short-form video app. “Think about how often you use your phone when you’re homebound,” Whitman told the New York Times before the April 6 rollout. “People...

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE: HPE) announced the premature resignation on Tuesday of CEO Meg Whitman, who had previously planned to step down Feb. 1. Whitman’s departure far outweighed the firm’s fourth-quarter earnings beat, catalyzing a sharp sell-off in the stock and...

HP Inc (NYSE: HPQ) shares are down 4 percent despite a fourth quarter sales beat and a raised fiscal 2018 earnings outlook. HP reported fourth quarter adjusted EPS of 44 cents, falling in line with analyst estimates. Sales came in $550 million ahead of estimates at $13.9 billion. “Our results...

Jeffrey Immelt, the ex-CEO of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), was widely expected to accept the vacant CEO spot at Uber. But in a surprise move, the ride-hailing company named Dara Khosrowshahi its new leader. Khosrowshahi, the current CEO of Expedia Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE), was considered to be a...

Jeffrey Immelt, the former CEO of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), reportedly isn't ready to retire from the business world and wants to take over the vacant CEO spot at Uber. Despite his experience in running a Dow-component global behemoth, he may not have the full support of Uber's investors...

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE: HPE)'s CEO Meg Whitman is not leaving her job to fill the vacant CEO post at Uber Technologies, Inc. The executive's name has been floating around this week as a possible successor to Uber's co-founder and recently ousted CEO Travis Kalanick. A spokesperson...

Uber Technologies, Inc. has a vacant CEO spot after the company's co-founder Travis Kalanick was pushed out. One of the most notable names being floated around to assume top ranks at the ride-sharing platform is current Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE: HPE) CEO Meg Whitman. Whitman, former...

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), which is considered one of the pioneers of the concept of remote working is having second thoughts. The company, which once had 40 percent of its 380,300 employees working from the comforts of their home, recently issued an ultimatum, asking...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) can be an extremely useful and tradeable tool for investors, but only if you follow the right people. Last month, Benzinga made a list of 10 CEOs to follow on Twitter. Here’s a look at nine more CEOs who have the potential for market-moving tweets. 1. Jeff...

This weekend's Barron's examines the prospects for Meg Whitman's half of the old Hewlett-Packard. The prospects for a clinical lab operator, a homebuilder and a water resources company are also examined. A follow-up story takes a look at where a consumer goods giant goes from...

Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos are among the top five richest men in the US. But can you name the richest women? Forbes is out with their list of the richest self-made women. Here is a look at the list. 1. Diane Hendricks ($4.9 billion) co-founded a windows and guttering firm...

Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE: HPE) is no fan of Donald Trump, despite being a Republican herself. Back in early March, Whitman said Trump's economic policies would "penalize global companies who are trying to be competitive globally," and despite his rhetoric, "there are...

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE: HPE) said it would complete the spinoff its Enterprise Services business and merge it with Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC). Chowdhry's Take While the move makes sense as it allows Hewlett Packard Enterprise to focus on enterprise cloud and mobility...