Electrics real estate holdings. Blackstone has built the Largest Global Real Estate Investing business, overseeing 81 billion as of last year. For ge, the strategy of unloading assets, ge shares rose on the news. Irans Supreme Leader has refrained from endorsing the framework of the deal last week. The ayatollah said he was neither for nor against the deal. The ayatollah did insist sanctions be lifted as part of any final agreement. California regulators ordering the states largest utility, pg e, to pay 1. 6 billion for failures under the National Gas Pipeline explosion that killed a bunch of people in 2010. Is the largest in history. More than 2400 safety violations in the decade leading up to that san bruno blast. The Company Faces a billion dollars in potential federal criminal fines. And global pc sales are falling again. They fell 5. 2 in the first quarter. The decline as corporate budgets are cut and consumers are facing an increasingly valued smartphones and tablets. Management
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Lets start with branson founder of the virgin group. He is also a high school dropout. He is not alone. Bill gates, larry ellison, steve jobs they Left High School before graduating. I talked to branson about the challenges of educating entrepreneurs as well as the future of Virgin Galactic. Richard branson entrepreneurs it is possible that school is not necessary. I left school at 15. I learned the art of entrepreneurism by getting out there and doing it. And i also educated myself in the real world. And ive seen my life as one long education that i never had. But i think thats for entrepreneurs. Obviously, there are a lot of other professions that it can be quite useful, and university can be quite useful. For most entrepreneurs, i think the sooner they get out there and get their hands dirty, the better. Cory we see a lot of innovation around education, a lot new technologies being applied. I wonder about the role the individual has. A lot of entrepreneurs werent good students. What
Gathering to talk about the future of education. Lets start with branson founder of the virgin group. He is also a high school dropout. He is not alone. Bill gates, larry ellison, steve jobs they Left High School before graduating. I talked to branson about the challenges of educating entrepreneurs as well as the future of Virgin Galactic. Richard branson entrepreneurs it is possible that school is not necessary. I left school at 15. I learned the art of entrepreneurism by getting out there and doing it. And i also educated myself in the real world. And ive seen my life as one long education that i never had. But i think thats for entrepreneurs. Obviously, there are a lot of other professions that can be quite it can be quite useful and university can be quite useful. For most entrepreneurs, i think the sooner they get out there and get their hands dirty, the better. Cory we see a lot of innovation around education a lot new technologies being applied. I wonder about the role the indiv
Good thing for hollywood. I will give you a sneak pre sneak peek with my guess from tonights studio 1. 0. First, to the lead hp sales topping estimates the company seen Strong Demand for corporate servers. What could the changes mean for hps split . We have assembled an expert panel. Our editor a large, cory johnson is here with me in San Francisco and an onscreen of awesome is from new york. Give us the headlines. Guest everybody is focused on the split of the Company Later in the year and what we need to see from hp is in a competitive environment is topline growth. Across pcs and services, it has been a mixed bag. We had lenovo last night and hp today. The environment remains challenging and hp is executing the best it can, focused on Free Cash Flow and cost cuts. Emily how to these numbers impact the spinoff and acquisition target . Guest i kind of do agree but they are not growing in the right places. The unit numbers on the pc business were not that bad that when you get into the