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• Uniform Rentals Suggest Extended Job Gains

  By Anna-Louise Jackson and Anthony Feld, Bloomberg  |  November 29, 2012

  Investor argues performance of uniform-rental companies is good gauge of U.S. hiring trends.

• Autonomy Acquisition Leads to $8.8 Bln Charge, HP Says

  By Aaron Ricadela, Bloomberg News  |  November 20, 2012

  HP blames Autonomy's "willful effort to mislead" before $10.3 bln buy.

• Facebook Investors Brace for Share Flood

  By Brian Womack, Bloomberg  |  November 14, 2012

  The biggest lockup ends, almost doubling total of shares available to be traded.

• Dell Looks Past PC Era With Deals

  By Aaron Ricadela, Bloomberg News  |  June 13, 2012

  Company plans to use acquisitions to add products for corporate customers.

• Stock Buybacks Lowest Since 2009

  By Lu Wang and Whitney Kisling, Bloomberg  |  May 29, 2012

  Instead, U.S. companies boost spending on plants and equipment to a record.

• Market Skeptical About TXU Deal

  By Mary Childs and Julie Johnsson, Bloomberg  |  January 20, 2012

  Swaps suggest buyout faces 91% odds of default.

• Cash Gains Unreported

  By Jesse Drucker  |  November 21, 2011

  Buffett-ducking billionaires avoid reporting cash gains to IRS.

• HP Woes Include CEO Succession Crisis

  By Ari Levy, Danielle Kucera, Bloomberg  |  September 22, 2011

  Computer maker’s board considers firing Apotheker; stock off 47% on his watch.