Hewlett-Packard Again on Downslope

Hewlett-Packard

(HWP)

slid 4.2% in midafternoon, giving back everything it made Tuesday. The stock has been on a roller coaster this week, down sharply Monday on disappointing earnings then rebounding. Computer stocks were mostly lower.

IBM

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was down 0.4% and

Dell

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was down 4.4%.