HP/Compaq Statement Confirms FTC Wants More Info.

Reports on statements by U.S. firms Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp. on the response of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to their merger filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Request by the FTC for more information under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act; Response of Hewlett's chief executive officer Carly Fiorina to arguments against the merger.