Two weeks ago Hewlett-Packard was basking in the glory of a remarkable revival. The computer-maker's share price was soaring. Meanwhile, sales were stagnating and and batteries burning at its arch-rival, and oft-predicted nemesis, Dell. Now hp is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. An internal inquiry into a leak of confidential information by a director pried into directors' (and journalists') telephone calls, using methods that were at best unethical and possibly illegal. Federal and California state officials are looking into the matter; criminal prosecutions may follow.
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