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Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2013 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co's quarterly profit slid 32 percent but the world's largest personal computer maker raised the lower end of its full-year outlook after earnings per share beat forecasts, sending its stock 10 percent higher. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-hp-results-idUSBRE94L14W20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-hp-results-idUSBRE94L14W20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews businessNews Wed, 22 May 2013 16:55:12 -0400 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Wednesday with the S&P 500 posting its biggest decline in three weeks, after minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting showed some officials were open to tapering large-scale asset purchases as early as at the June meeting. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE93006T20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-markets-stocks-idUSBRE93006T20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews businessNews Wed, 22 May 2013 16:30:39 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus is helping the economy recover but the central bank needs to see further signs of traction before taking its foot off the gas, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-usa-fed-idUSBRE94L0JS20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-usa-fed-idUSBRE94L0JS20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews businessNews Wed, 22 May 2013 16:36:50 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Home resales rose in April to the highest level in nearly 3-1/2 years and prices surged, offering the economy a buffer from the stiff headwinds posed by belt-tightening by Washington. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-usa-economy-housing-idUSBRE94F0J120130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-usa-economy-housing-idUSBRE94F0J120130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews businessNews Wed, 22 May 2013 16:35:51 -0400 DETROIT (Reuters) - Electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc on Wednesday said it has paid off its U.S. Department of Energy loan, using money raised last week in a stock and notes offering. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-tesla-doe-idUSBRE94L16520130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-tesla-doe-idUSBRE94L16520130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews businessNews Wed, 22 May 2013 16:45:55 -0400 (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp executive Michelle Gass, who was instrumental in the world's biggest coffee chain's post-recession U.S. turnaround, is leaving after more than 16 years to become chief customer officer at retailer Kohl's Corp . http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-kohls-gass-idUSBRE94L16A20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-kohls-gass-idUSBRE94L16A20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews businessNews Wed, 22 May 2013 16:48:14 -0400 (Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc said it is tweaking its drink-pricing strategy in some parts of the United States, as it aims to wean consumers off the habit of buying soda only when it is on sale. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-pepsico-pricing-idUSBRE94L13120130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-pepsico-pricing-idUSBRE94L13120130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews businessNews Wed, 22 May 2013 15:07:29 -0400 DETROIT (Reuters) - China's largest auto parts maker and a boutique car company led by former General Motors Co executive Bob Lutz have offered $20 million to buy "green" carmaker Fisker Automotive, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-autos-fisker-sale-idUSBRE94L13M20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-autos-fisker-sale-idUSBRE94L13M20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews businessNews Wed, 22 May 2013 15:20:53 -0400 BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe edged closer to lifting banking secrecy on Wednesday after Austria said it was ready to share data on foreign depositors but Vienna's support could fade should efforts to strike a similar deal with Switzerland fail. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-eu-summit-tax-idUSBRE94L0HP20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-eu-summit-tax-idUSBRE94L0HP20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews businessNews Wed, 22 May 2013 15:02:40 -0400 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc wants the U.S. Export-Import Bank to stop helping state-owned foreign airlines buy wide-body jets from Boeing Co , and would be willing to forgo such support for its own purchases if all such subsidies were eliminated, its chief executive said on Wednesday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-delta-eximbank-idUSBRE94L12J20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-delta-eximbank-idUSBRE94L12J20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews businessNews Wed, 22 May 2013 14:53:23 -0400