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To: pz who wrote (14293)	5/14/1998 6:11:00 AM
From: Ron McKinnon	Respond to of 53068

HWP warns down 10 in third market trading PALO ALTO, Calif., May 13 (Reuters) - Hewlett Packard Co. (HWP - news) said on Wednesday that earnings for its fiscal second- quarter will be ''well short'' of expectations due in part to pricing pressures in the PC market and economic weakness in Asia. The world's second-largest computer supplier said its earnings were expected to be about 65 cents per share for the quarter ended April 30 vs. 75 cents per share in the same period last year when it reported net earnings of $784 million. Analysts had expected Hewlett-Packard to report second- quarter earnings of 77 cents per share, according to First Call