Xerox threatens to go hostile in its bid to buyout HP

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Xerox puts 25th November deadline on its $33.5bn acquisition offer for HP Inc

Xerox has urged personal computer maker HP Inc to reconsider its $33.5 billion takeover bid - or it will go hostile and make its pitch directly to HP shareholders. In a letter to HP's board of d...

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