U.S. stock futures rose as a rally in Hewlett-Packard Co. overshadowed a report that showed orders for business equipment dropped for a second month.

Hewlett-Packard climbed more than 8% as the personal-computer maker announced plans to slice its workforce by 27,000 and reported quarterly sales and profit that topped estimates.

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