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Dave Packard in 1939 in a garage. Over the years, HP
grew to be become a multinational information technology company, with revenues and assets of well
over $100 billion. HP has often grown in recent years
by acquiring other companies. Just as an individual is
making an investment when he or she buys shares of
stock, a corporation is making a much larger investment
when it buys an entire company. And, just as reliable
financial information is critical to individuals when making investment decisions, it is equally important when
one company is considering
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