Rising over 6 in after hours trading. H. P. Earned 0. 82 a share, 0. 11 better than wall street had anticipated. And revenues, while down at 28. 4 billion, also beat the street. C. E. O. Meg whitman has been on the job 17 months, speaking with investors today, whitman said she felt good about the rest of the year, and that last years hard work was paying off for h. P. But, analysts say h. P. Is not out of the woods yet. Its the type of thing that can be fixed quickly. This isnt going to take several years to play out so first of all it seems like meck whitmans vision is very much on track but were not seeing that play out in the financials, but it is encouraging that guidance was better than we thought it would be. He also says he expect morse writeoffs and pain from previous acquisitions ahead for hp. Meanwhile shares close the regular session at 17. 10 but as we mentioned earlier this were up as much as 6 on extra hours on the earnings numbers. Still ahead on our program tonight, for
Much. Whoses making the money. Ges making money on the cat scans, the hospital c. E. O. It turns out is making 2 or 3, or 4 million. That is the stuff i started to find out. Rose you did what any good reporter does, go to the original source. I just got bills am everybody said first you will never get bills because there are proif see issues. I said well i will promise the patients privacy but some of these patients will be so angry they will beg me to put their names in, which is what happened. And then came the really hard part. The bills if you have ever looked at a hospital bill and you may not have because you have good insurance, the bills are indecipherable. They are in like double code. And no consumer can understand those bills. Theyre acronyms, numerical codes and line by line i just decoded them. And figured out what they cost. For example, if one of the patients is getting a cancer drug from memorial sloankettering, i figured out how much it cost the hospital to buy that dr
Captioning sponsored by wpbt this is n. B. R. Susie good evening. Im susie gharib. Hewlettpackards turnaround gains traction, c. E. O. Meg whitman in with a winning quarter and an improved outlook. Tom im tom hudson. From weakening demand, to currency concerns, we look at whats behind the big selloff in commodities. Susie and u. S. Companies and infrastructure are increasing under the threat of cyber attack. We look at a new plan tying safeguards to trade policy. Tom that and more tonight on n. B. R. susie on the comeback trail, Hewlett Packard posting better than expected First Quarter results tonight, as a wide ranging revamp of the struggling computer maker takes hold. And its shares take flight, rising over 6 in after hours trading. H. P. Earned 0. 82 a share, 0. 11 better than wall street had anticipated. And revenues, while down at 28. 4 billion, also beat the street. C. E. O. Meg whitman has been on the job 17 months, speaking with investors today, whitman said she felt good abo
Anticipated. And revenues, while down at 28. 4 billion, also beat the street. C. E. O. Meg whitman has been on the job 17 months, speaking with investors today, whitman said she felt good about the rest of the year, and that last years hard work was paying off for h. P. But, analysts say h. P. Is not out of the woods yet. Its the type of thing that can be fixed quickly. This isnt going to take several years to play out so first of all it seems like meck whitmans vision is very much on track but were not seeing that play out in the financials, but it is encouraging that guidance was better than we thought it would be. He also says he expect morse writeoffs and pain from previous acquisitions ahead for hp. Meanwhile shares close the regular session at 17. 10 but as we mentioned earlier this were up as much as 6 on extra hours on the earnings numbers. Still ahead on our program tonight, ford is hiring in high oy, please take a look creating new job. The u. S. Economy is not adding jobs, t
Suarez there may be hope yet for bringing the National Epidemic of obesity under control. At least, the latest numbers on calories and fast food, released today, indicated possible progress. For years, Health Officials have warned about americans growing girth. Now, research from the centers for Disease Control and prevention suggests the fight against fat may be having an effect. Among the findings American Children consumed fewer calories in 2010 than a decade before 7 less for boys and 4 less for girls. And for adults, fast food accounted for just over 11 of the calories consumed in 2010, down from nearly 13 in 2006. The researchers acknowledge the changes are small and cant be fully explained. But public campaigns against obesity have intensified in recent years. Last september, for instance, new york citys board of Health Limited sugared drinks and sodas to 16 ounces or less. Mayor Michael Bloomberg praised the prohibition that takes effect march 12th. This is the single biggest s