The merged division will not be called the Printing and Personal Systems Group.

HP has confirmed reports that it plans to shove its Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) division into the Personal Systems Group (PSG) lead by Todd Bradley. The combined entity will officially be called the Printing and Personal Systems Group, and as reported on Tuesday, Vyomesh Joshi, executive vice president of IPG, will be leaving the company.

On Wednesday HP said that Joshi will be retiring after a 31-year career at HP. Under Joshis leadership, IPG has grown revenue from $19 billion to $26 billion, and doubled its operating profit to approximately $4 billion.

"VJ embodies the spirit of HP and his impact on the company has been tremendous," said Meg Whitman, president and chief executive officer, HP. "Under his leadership, IPG accelerated innovation and pioneered solutions that transformed the printing market. We wish him the very best as he embarks on a new chapter in his life."

The newly christened Printing and Personal Systems Group (PPSG) is part of HP's "organizational realignment" to improve performance and drive profitable growth across the entire HP portfolio. HP said that combining these two entities will rationalize HPs go-to-market strategy, branding, supply chain and customer support worldwide.

"This will lead to a better customer experience and drive innovation across personal computing and printing," the company explained on Wednesday. "This realignment is expected to provide opportunities for cost savings and accelerate HPs ability to pursue profitable growth and reinvest in the business."

In addition to the new PPSG, HP said it is also taking steps to unify and streamline certain key business functions. The Global Accounts Sales organization will join the HP Enterprise Group led by David Donatelli which now includes Enterprise Servers, Storage, Networking and Technology Services.

HP also plans to unify its Marketing functions across business units under Marty Homlish, executive vice president and chief marketing officer. HPs Communications employees worldwide will be similarly unified under Henry Gomez, executive vice president and chief communications officer. The company is even moving the Global Real Estate function from Finance into Global Technology and Business Processes.

"Ensuring we have the right organizational structure in place is a critical first step in driving improved execution, and increasing effectiveness and efficiency," Whitman stated. "The result will be a faster, more streamlined, performance-driven HP that is customer focused and poised to capitalize on rapidly shifting industry trends."

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AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) remains the largest position in John Paulsons Advantage Fund (see more of John Paulsons top picks). AngloGold Ashanti is the third largest gold producer in the world, behind Barrick (NYSE: ABX) at number one and Newmont (NYSE: NEM) at number two, with annual output of over 4.3 million ounces. It has a number of new projects coming online that will boost annual production to an estimated 5.5 million ounces by 2015. Paulson & Co.s 2011 production estimates for Barrick is 7.7 million ounces and for Newmont is 5.2 million ounces. With mines in the United States, South America, West Africa, and South Africa, AngloGold Ashanti has a global presence.

When the new management team took over in late 2007, it set to turnaround the business by: eliminating the hedge book, improving safety, restoring growth, and diversifying out of South Africa. Management completely eliminated the hedge book by October 2010, fully exposing AngloGold Ashanti to the spot price of gold.

Management was successful in its other initiative to improve the AngloGold Ashantis safety performance. AngloGold Ashantis safety statistics have shown meaningful improvement, and in the four and a half years to June 2011 the Companys injury frequency rate declined by 63%. With the operational turnaround under its belt, managements focus has shifted towards delivering future increases in production. The new projects in the United States, South America, and Continental Africa are expected to increase production by 27% by 2015. This enhancement of production growth y-o-y will be an important factor in driving stock price performance. AngloGold Ashanti has recently begun commissioning the new Corrego do Sitio mine in Brazil, and has initiated construction activities on the Tropicana mine in Australia and at the Kibali joint venture in the DRC. Two development projects in Colombia can potentially begin to contribute around 2020. When the market acknowledges AngloGold Ashantis achievements, the shares should outperform.

Improvements in the Companys balance sheet and operational performance as well as international growth opportunities have not been lost on credit rating agencies. Recently, Moodys upgraded its rating from Baa2 from Baa3, recognizing improvements in the fundamentals. The increase in operational strength positions the Company well for hefty upcoming capex budgeted over the next three years (approximately $2 billion in FY12.) This will be supported by strong cash flow generation. During FY11, AngloGold Ashanti generated $833 million in free cash flow. From a debt perspective, AngloGold Ashanti has indicated that it has the capacity to increase its net debt balance to $1.8-2 billion, as needed. We believe this upgrade may improve AngloGold Ashantis cost of capital and generally speaking we believe management will manage the Companys leverage appropriately.

Despite this strong financial performance, the shares declined by 13.8% in 2011. AngloGold Ashanti shares are now trading close its 52-week low of $37.42, presenting an attractive opportunity to initiate a position. Despite AngloGold Ashantis strong operational performance, it trades at a discount to its peer group. Paulson estimates that AngloGold Ashanti shares trade at 6.9x EV/EBITDA versus other large producers that trade at much higher multiples, Harmony (NYSE: HMY) at 10.5x, Newcrest (NCM) at 11.1x, and Goldcorp (NYSE: GG) at 13.0x (based on February 7, 2012 closing prices).

Furthermore, earlier this month, AngloGold Ashanti announced its planned, $335 million acquisition of the Mine Waste Solutions assets of First Uranium (FUM). AngloGold Ashanti has had a 20% stake in FUM since 2011 with its eye on a growth strategy in the Vaal River region. We believe this to be a smart tack-on acquisition for AngloGold Ashanti as there are significant opportunities to achieve synergies since AngloGold Ashanti already has a prominent presence in the area. Management expects that this will add 75,000 to 80,000 ounces to its total output and provide further gold and uranium production upside. Importantly, this acquisition a substantial capital investment that would otherwise be required to construct a plant to process its Vaal River tailings, and reduces long-term potential environmental liabilities. We see additional value in adding capacity (aside from the R100 million capex AngloGold Ashanti has set forth) to increase existing uranium capacity and/or acquiring capacity to treat regional tailings that would serve to manage the risk of future environmental liabilities.

From a macro point of view, we are bullish on gold for the long-term, as is George Soros, given unprecedented amounts of quantitative easing by central banks and the sovereign debt crisis in Europe. And at these prices, gold and select miners present a favorable risk reward profile. AngloGold Ashanti is our pick among South African miners. We like that the Company has entered a growth phase and that its strategy is to diversify into promising regions like Australia, Brazil and Colombia. While stock price performance has been disappointing in the short-term, AngloGold Ashantis strong fundamentals should eventually be reflected.

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Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday morning confirmed that it will be rolling its printer business into its personal computer unit to "improve performance and drive profitable growth."

As part of the realignment, long-time imaging and printing group head Vyomesh Joshi will retire from the company. Todd Bradley, who has served as the executive vice president of the PC group since 2005, will lead the newly combined unit, which will be called the Printing and Personal Systems Group.

Palo Alto, Calif.-based HP said the move will help streamline its market strategy, branding, supply chain, and worldwide customer support efforts. Together, the two business units had about $65 billion in sales in 2011, more than half of HP's total revenue last year. Rumors of the restructuring first surfaced yesterday on AllThingsD.

"This combination will bring together two businesses where HP has established global leadership," Meg Whitman, president and chief executive officer at HP, said in a statement. "By providing the best in customer-focused innovation and operational efficiency, we believe we will create a winning scenario for customers, partners and shareholders."

But some are questioning the move, saying it might hurt the company. Global Equities Research's Trip Chowdhry said HP's personal computer division "may destroy" its healthy printer division. HP has failed to innovate in the PC space its computers lag behind Apple on screen resolution, design, and network technologies, Chowdhry said. The company is still thought of as a leader when it comes to printing, however.

"Instead of innovating, HP is masking the incompetency of the PC business, by merging it with the stronger printer business," Chowdhry wrote in a Wednesday note to investors.

But HP said the move will drive innovation across both units, and provide opportunities for cost-savings, allowing the company to pursue growth and reinvest in the business.

HP had a rather tumultuous 2011; for more, see PCMag's Year in Review for HP, as well as the slideshow below charting the company's greatest hits.

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Personal finance management toolJemstepisone of the latest to give consumers an edge when it comes to managing their investments.

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If you watched Lady Gaga on "Oprahs Next Chapter" last night (March 18), than you learned a lot of interesting things about the quirky pop icon.

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I want kids, I want a soccer team," she told Oprah during the sit-down. "And I want a husband. Well, I'm being superfluous. I don't want to have one kid. I want to have a few."

Momma Monster also reflected on Whitney Houston and how her legendary performance of The Star Spangled Banner at the 1991 Super Bowl inspired her, noting how she "used to stand at the top of the staircase and sing The Star Spangled Banner every single day after school."

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Other than this interview, Oprah, I do not intend to speak to anyone for a very long time, she said. This is my moment for me to experience a rebirth of my own music. I have to shut it all out. The noise, it's loud. You have to cancel out the noise and remember that its your thoughts that matter.

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Maximising your retirement income is an important business so no opportunity should be ignored, writes CAROLINE MADDEN

1 BUMP UP YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS BUT ONLY IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT

The single biggest factor in determining how much youll have to live on in retirement is the amount you contribute to your pension pot. And due to the power of compounding which is essentially growth on growth the earlier you start paying into a pension, the better.

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Gary Connolly of iCubed investment consultancy says one of the key decisions that will determine the performance of your pension portfolio is the asset allocation, ie how your pension assets are split between equities, bonds, cash and various other asset classes.

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