Michael Dell

Shares of Dell Drop Nearly 10%

FOXBusiness| Markets

… government agencies were down 7% since last year. Meanwhile, consumer sales were down 10% since last year. When Dell founder Michael Dell returned to the company as CEO in 2007, Dell got back on track to regain business lost to other computer companies. Headway …

Story|11/20/2009

Dell's Q3 profit slides 54 percent

By By James Niccolai| IDG.net| Personal Finance

… business today from the U.S. health care sector, but Dell hopes to expand it to new industries and other countries, CEO Michael Dell said on the call. He expects the release of Windows 7 will lead to a "pretty powerful" PC refresh cycle over the next …

Story|11/19/2009

Dell to Buy Perot Systems for $3.9 Billion in Cash

By Ken Sweet| FOXBusiness| Markets

… Systems to be a premium asset with great people that enhances our opportunities for immediate and long-term growth," said Michael Dell , the PC maker's chairman and CEO in a statement. "This significantly expands Dell’s enterprise-solutions capabilities …

Story|09/21/2009

Firms Paying More to Keep CEOs Safe: Report

By Joanna Ossinger| FOXBusiness| Markets

… Equilar that were reported in USA Today showed that Dell (DELL) spent $1.2 million in 2008 just for protection for CEO Michael Dell . Other top spenders on CEO security according to the Equilar report included Walt Disney (DIS), which spent $645,368 …

Story|09/08/2009

Dell Beats the Street, Sees Better 2nd Half

By Matt Egan| FOXBusiness| Markets

… and significantly lowering operating costs, in anticipation of improvement in the global economy and IT spending,” CEO Michael Dell said in a statement. “If current demand trends continue, we expect revenue for the second half of the year to be stronger …

Story|08/27/2009

Vulture Funds Descend on Banks « Emac's Stock Watch

Emac's Stock Watch

… George Soros' Fund Management; Paulson & Co., which made hefty profits buying distressed home loans; Dell Inc. founder Michael Dell 's investment firm, MSD Capital; Stone Point Capital; and a fund controlled by Silar Advisors. Watch this neat end-run likely …

Blog|08/26/2009

Get More Done for Less

By Lena West| WomenEntrepreneur.com| Personal Finance

… mined to capture specific data points and trends. One of the most noted cases of successful crowdsourcing initiatives is Michael Dell 's eyebrow-raising Idea Storm. One of the questions Dell put to this crowdsourcing market was, "What product do you …

Story|08/10/2009

Plucking a Business Off the Front Lawn

By Christina Scotti| FOXBusiness| Small Business

… have no parade of their own, you’d get nowhere. 4. Who is your role model or inspiration? Business-wise, would be Michael Dell . He took the concept of retail, changed it up a bit, and created one of the most powerful companies and brands today. 5 …

Story|07/24/2009

Dell Earnings Dive 63% on Dwindling Demand for PCs

By Hope Holland| FOXBusiness| Markets

… We’re continuing to transform the company on the cost side and delivering strong cash flow,” Dell Chief Executive Michael Dell said in a statement accompanying the fiscal first quarter earnings numbers. For the quarter ended May 1, Dell reported …

Story|05/28/2009

Dell Adjusted Earnings Beat the Street; Net Income Falls 48%

By Kathryn Glass| FOXBusiness| Markets

… beating analyst expectations of 26 cents per share on $14.2 billion in revenue, according to a poll by Thomson Reuters. Michael Dell , chairman and chief executive officer for Dell, said the company would focus on cutting costs in the months to come …

Story|02/26/2009