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Event Traders Get Shellacked as Blackstone Pulls Dell (DELL) Bid

April 19, 2013 11:36 AM EDT

This morning it was learned that Blackstone withdrew its bid to acquire PC maker Dell (Nasdaq: DELL). The reason cited was an "unprecedented 14 percent market decline in PC volume in the first quarter of 2013." Blackstone said this was inconsistent with Management's projections for modest... More

IBM (IBM) Q1 'Very Disappointing', Not Good Sign for Hewlett-Packard (HPQ)

April 19, 2013 11:02 AM EDT

Yesterday tech darling IBM (NYSE: IBM) reported Q1 results, and they weren't good. IBM missed consensus on both the top and the bottom line, leading analyst Bill Shope of Goldman Sachs to described the quarter as "very disappointing."

"Despite IBM's miss, we continue to... More

IBM (IBM) Misses Q1 EPS by 5c, Sales Fall 5%

April 18, 2013 4:06 PM EDT

(Updated - April 18, 2013 4:21 PM EDT)

IBM (NYSE: IBM) reported Q1 EPS of $3.00, up 8% from last year but $0.05 worse than the analyst estimate of $3.05. Revenue for the quarter fell 5%, or 3% adjusting for currency, to $23.4 billion versus the consensus estimate of $24.69 billion.

In addition, the firm noted free cash... More