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Wall Street Breakfast

HP downsizes to power up

Wall Street Breakfast

Seeking Alpha

Business, Investing, Business News, News

3.8950 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

HP (HPQ) slides after it unveils weak forecast, job cuts. (00:25) Trump admin negotiates 71% discount on Ozempic, Wegovy (NVO) for Medicare patients. (01:34) Foxconn gets approval to invest additional $569M in Wisconsin. (02:17)

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0:00.0

Welcome to Seeking Alpha's Wall Street Breakfast, where we cover the top news for investors every morning.

0:07.7

Good morning on this Wednesday, the 26th of November. I'm Julie Morgan.

0:13.5

HP takes a hit after warning of a tougher year ahead. We're learning more about the Trump administration's deal with Novo, and Foxcon is doubling down in Wisconsin.

0:25.0

HP is down 5% in pre-market action.

0:28.6

Shares dropped after the company gave a weaker outlook and revealed plans to cut up to 6,000 positions.

0:34.7

For fiscal 2026, HP said it expects to earn between $2.90 and $3.20 a share on an

0:42.4

adjusted basis, with the midpoint below the $3.34 per share estimate. The weak guidance comes as

0:49.4

HP reported better than expected results for the period ending October 31.

0:54.8

HP said it earned an adjusted 93 cents per share as revenue rose 4.2% year over year to come in

1:02.3

at $14.64 billion. A consensus of analysts expected HP to earn $0.92 per share on an adjusted

1:10.4

basis with $14.53 billion in revenue during the

1:14.0

quarter. The company says it's restructuring to stay competitive, slimming down its workforce,

1:19.8

tightening expenses, and putting more money into AI-driven products and tools for productivity.

1:26.1

Leaders say these changes are aimed at keeping HP strong over the long run, even if the

1:31.1

near-term picture looks bumpy.

1:34.0

The Trump administration has reached a deal to sharply cut Medicare's costs for 15 high-priced

1:39.4

drugs, including OZMPIC and Wigo V.

1:42.2

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says it will pay $274 for a 30-day supply,

1:49.5

down from $959, a 71% drop.

1:54.1

These prices apply to what Medicare pays drug makers and not what patients pay.

1:59.2

This will take effect in 2027. The cuts are part of Medicare's drug

2:03.6

price negotiation program, which is expected to save taxpayers about $12 billion. These cost cuts

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