Hewlett Packard inks are seen on display at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif. , Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009. Hewlett Packard, the world's No. 1 PC maker, reports its fiscal third-quarter earnings after the closing bell Tuesday. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

Hewlett Packard inks are seen on display at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif. , Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009. Hewlett Packard, the world's No. 1 PC maker, reports its fiscal third-quarter earnings after the closing bell Tuesday.

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  1. Hewlett-Packard Co. opened its new customer service and technical support center in Rio Rancho, N.M., on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. The state invested millions of dollars in the way of capital outlay funds, tax incentives and job training to attract HP to New Mexico.
  2. GARDEN GROVE, CA - NOVEMBER 4: Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive officer Carly Fiorina announces to the media her candidacy for U.S. Senate at Earth Friendly Products on November 4, 2009 in Garden Grove, California. Fiorina will face off against Assemblyman Chuck DeVore (R-Irvine) for the Republican nomination and if won, challenge Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer. Fiorina battled a nine-month bout with breast cancer and lost her hair during chemotherapy treatment.

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  1. Hewlett-Packard Co. president and chief executive officer Mark Hurd, left, and Gov. Bill Richardson prepare to cut the ribbon outside HP's new customer service and technical support center in Rio Rancho, N.M., on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. The state invested millions of dollars in the way of capital outlay funds, tax incentives and job training to attract HP to New Mexico.
  2. Hewlett-Packard Co. president and chief executive officer Mark Hurd, right, awaits a ribbon-cutting ceremony outside HP's new customer service and technical support center in Rio Rancho, N.M., on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. The state invested millions of dollars in the way of capital outlay funds, tax incentives and job training to attract HP to New Mexico.
  3. Hewlett-Packard Co. opened its new customer service and technical support center in Rio Rancho, N.M., on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. The state invested millions of dollars in the way of capital outlay funds, tax incentives and job training to attract HP to New Mexico.
  4. A view of the Hewlett Packard headquarters in Palo Alto, California November 23, 2009. Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co rose on Monday, ahead of the release of the tech company's fourth-quarter results.
  5. FILE - Californian Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina holds a roundtable discussions with reporters in Washington, in this Nov. 18, 2009 file photo. Fiorina, a former Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive, breast cancer survivor and a Republican candidate for governor in California, delivered the Republican radio address Saturday Dec. 5, 2009.
  6. FILE - In this file photo taken Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, a candidate for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, talks to reporters after speaking at the North State Building Industry Association conference in Sacramento, Calif. In the weeks since Carly Fiorina announced her run for a California Senate seat, the former Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive has been working to convince conservatives that she is one of them.
  7. FILE - In this file photo taken Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, a candidate for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, speaks at the the North State Building Industry Association conference in Sacramento, Calif. In the weeks since Carly Fiorina announced her run for a California Senate seat, the former Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive has been working to convince conservatives that she is one of them.
  8. Former Hewlett-Packard chief Carly Fiorina announces her candidacy for US Senate at a town hall meeting held at Earth Friendly Products in Garden Grove, California November 4, 2009 in this handout photograph released by Fiorina's campaign. Fiorina said on November 4, 2009 that she would run as a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate from California, taking on liberal Democrat Barbara Boxer.
  9. MIAMI - SEPTEMBER 15: Best Buy Inc.'s employee Ana Gomez (R) helps Maria Vides as she pays for a digital camera at the store on September 15, 2009 in Miami, Florida. The U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday that retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 2.7 percent last month with the sales of electronics, appliances, department and sporting goods stores helping boast the number along with car sales. Even as Best Buy's fiscal second-quarter earnings fell a bigger-than-expected 22% the company reports that the number of customers visiting their store increased as they continue to gain market share because of the closing of Circuit City stores.
  10. Customers enter a Best Buy store in Alexandria, Virginia, September 15, 2009. Best Buy Co's quarterly profit missed estimates on Tuesday as sales of lower-margin products like notebook computers and promotional efforts to woo shoppers ate into the top U.S. consumer electronics chain's margins. Best Buy, however, raised its forecast for the fiscal year as it saw sales trends improving, customer traffic stabilizing and continued to gain market share after main rival Circuit City closed its doors early this year.
  11. A Best Buy sign is seen on a store in Alexandria, Virginia, September 15, 2009. Best Buy Co's quarterly profit missed estimates on Tuesday as sales of lower-margin products like notebook computers and promotional efforts to woo shoppers ate into the top U.S. consumer electronics chain's margins. Best Buy, however, raised its forecast for the fiscal year as it saw sales trends improving, customer traffic stabilizing and continued to gain market share after main rival Circuit City closed its doors early this year.
  12. Michele Turco leaves a Best Buy store with her purchases in Alexandria, Virginia, September 15, 2009. Best Buy Co's quarterly profit missed estimates on Tuesday as sales of lower-margin products like notebook computers and promotional efforts to woo shoppers ate into the top U.S. consumer electronics chain's margins. Best Buy, however, raised its forecast for the fiscal year as it saw sales trends improving, customer traffic stabilizing and continued to gain market share after main rival Circuit City closed its doors early this year.
  13. Television screens at a Best Buy store in Omaha, Neb., show President Barack Obama delivering in Washington a speech on healthcare to a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, Sept., 9, 2009.
  14. SanDisk slotMusic cards are now available in mobile retail stores, including Best Buy Mobile and Cricket Stores nationwide. Artists on slotMusic include Lady Gaga, Keith Urban, Black Eyed Peas, Incubus and P!nk. www.slotmusic. org.
  15. SanDisk slotMusic cards are now available in mobile retail stores, including Best Buy Mobile and Cricket Stores nationwide. Artists on slotMusic include Lady Gaga, Keith Urban, Black Eyed Peas, Incubus and P!nk. www.slotmusic. org.
  16. MIAMI - SEPTEMBER 15: Vannessa Obermaier helps customer Leandro Dacosta (R) as he shops at a Best Buy Inc.'s store on September 15, 2009 in Miami, Florida. The U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday that retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 2.7 percent last month with the sales of electronics, appliances, department and sporting goods stores helping boast the number along with car sales. Even as Best Buy's fiscal second-quarter earnings fell a bigger-than-expected 22% the company reports that the number of customers visiting their store increased as they continue to gain market share because of the closing of Circuit City stores.

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