HP accused of 'rearranging the deck chairs on the titanic' as pressure to negotiate with Xerox intensifies

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Carl Icahn pressures HP shareholders to push for a deal

HP has been criticised for failing to back Xerox's takeover bid by activist investor Carl Icahn, who slammed the vendor's board for their "history of underperformance and missteps. Icahn, who is...

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