Tim Cook May Go To HP (AAPL, HPQ)

There is chatter on Wall Street that Apple's

Tim Cook was offered the CEO job at Hewlett-Packard

, but it is not yet known if he will accept the offer. If Cook does not accept the offer, HP will go with an internal candidate. Shares of HP are up 40 cents to $40.02 on this rumor. Apple shares are up $1.98 to $272.23.