Sam Palmisano

Big Blue isn't bullish on Hewlett-Packard. IBM CEO Samuel J. Palmisano launched a verbal barrage Tuesday at its Silicon Valley rival, criticizing HP's expensive 3PAR purchase, its handling of the ouster of scandal-tarnished CEO Mark Hurd, and its overall strategy.

IBM has realigned its executive suites and expanded the roles of four of its top managers, according to an internal memo sent to employees Monday -- a move that potentially paves the way for one of them to become the successor to CEO Sam Palmisano.

In case you thought every day was Bosses Day, you've got another thing coming. Friday is "officially" National Boss Day and to celebrate it, here are three CEOs who actually earned their pay and position by skillfully guiding their companies through the financial crisis. To measure the...

The first quarter of 2009 was nothing for IBM to write home about. Net income and sales fell in this year's first quarter. Sales missed analyst estimates. Sales fell 11 percent to $21.7 billion, lower than the $22.51 billion expected by analysts polled by Thomson Reuters. Net income was reported...