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• Final Glance: Specialty Retail companies Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 6:08 PM ET

  Autozone Inc. fell $10.12 or 2.4 percent, to $417.72. Bed Bath& Beyond Inc. fell$. 27 or. 4 percent, to $68.27. Best Buy rose$. 01 or percent, to $25.65.

• Stocks Tumble Nearly 1% on Fed Tapering Fears Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 4:08 PM ET

  

  Stocks closed down 1 percent after the minutes from the last Fed policy setting meeting suggested the central bank could begin tapering bond purchases sooner than the market expects.

• Home Depot rises on housing data, Lowe's results Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 2:18 PM ET

  NEW YORK-- Home Depot's stock hit an all-time high for a second straight day since reporting strong first-quarter results and boosting its full-year forecasts. Upbeat housing data and weaker-than-expected results from rival Lowe's on Wednesday helped keep Home Depot rising.

• Midday Glance: Specialty Retail companies Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 1:18 PM ET

  Autozone Inc. fell $4.44 or 1.0 percent, to $423.40. Bed Bath& Beyond Inc. rose$. 54 or. 8 percent, to $69.08. Best Buy rose$. 22 or. 9 percent, to $25.86.

• UPDATE 3-Lowe's sales improve after weak start to spring Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 12:59 PM ET

  May 22- No. 2 home improvement chain Lowe's Cos Inc reassured investors that sales trends improved significantly in April and May after seeing a weak start to the spring selling season. Like its larger rival Home Depot Inc, Lowe's said it was seeing strong sales to contractors.

• On the Call: Lowe's CEO Robert Niblock Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 11:51 AM ET

  Lowe's said Wednesday that its first-quarter net income rose nearly 3 percent, but results fell short of expectations as rainy weather hurt spring gardening sales. CEO Robert Niblock, speaking on a conference call with analysts, discussed how results fared in areas that didn't have chilly weather this spring.

• Early Glance: Specialty Retail companies Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 10:51 AM ET

  Autozone Inc. fell $8.96 or 2.1 percent, to $418.88. Bed Bath& Beyond Inc. rose$. 24 or. 4 percent, to $68.78. Best Buy fell$. 26 or 1.0 percent, to $25.38.

• Bernanke...Pre-Empted by Dudley Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 9:57 AM ET

  

  Bernanke pre-empted by Dudley: Will he throw it back into Congress' lap?

• US STOCKS-Wall St to rise at open, Bernanke eyed Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 9:15 AM ET

  *Saks rallies on report it could sell itself. NEW YORK, May 22- U.S. stocks were set to rise at the open on Wednesday, ahead of highly anticipated testimony in Congress by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on the economy and monetary policy.

• Great (Fed) Expectations Point Stocks Higher Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 8:33 AM ET

  U.S. stock market futures indicated a higher opening on Wednesday, ahead of a closely-watched speech by Fed Chair Ben Bernanke.

• Early Movers: TGT, LOW, MRK, SPLS & More Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 8:06 AM ET

  

  Some of the names on the move ahead of the open.

• UPDATE 2-Lowe's results miss estimates, underperforming Home Depot Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 7:52 AM ET

  May 22- Lowe's Cos Inc reported a weaker-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, hurt by colder-than-usual weather at the start of the spring selling season and strong competition from larger rival Home Depot Inc.

• US STOCKS-Futures tick higher ahead of Bernanke testimony Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 7:37 AM ET

  *Saks rallies on report it is mulling sale. NEW YORK, May 22- U.S. stock index futures edged up in thin trading Wednesday, ahead of highly anticipated Congressional testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on the economy and monetary policy.

• UPDATE 1-Lowe's net misses view, underperforms Home Depot again Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 7:18 AM ET

  May 22- Lowe's Cos Inc reported a weaker-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, hurt by colder-than-usual weather at the start of the spring selling season and strong competition from larger rival Home Depot Inc.

• Lowe's quarterly profit misses estimates Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 6:32 AM ET

  May 22- Lowe's Cos Inc reported a weaker-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, hurt by colder-than-usual weather at the start of the spring selling season and strong competition from larger rival Home Depot Inc.

• Lowe's Earnings Miss as Cool Weather Damps Sales Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 6:24 AM ET

  

  Lowe's reported quarterly earnings that missed analysts' expectations on Wednesday, sending shares lower in pre-market trading.

• Final Glance: Specialty Retail companies Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 8:50 PM ET

  Autozone Inc. rose $18.79 or 4.6 percent, to $427.84. Bed Bath& Beyond Inc. rose $1.19 or 1.8 percent, to $68.54. Best Buy fell $1.17 or 4.4 percent, to $25.64.

• As Retailers Report, Sales Growth in Focus Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 2:33 PM ET

  

  While 94 percent of the companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index have already reported quarterly earnings, this week remains a key week for the retail industry with 24 retailers reporting earnings—12 of which are S&P 500 components.

• Business events scheduled for Wednesday Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 1:17 PM ET

  WASHINGTON _ National Association of Realtors releases existing home sales for April, 10 a.m. Eastern. WASHINGTON _ Federal Reserve releases minutes from April interest-rate meeting. WASHINGTON _ Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies about the economy before the Joint Economic Committee.

• Midday Glance: Specialty Retail companies Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 1:16 PM ET

  Autozone Inc. rose $23.79 or 5.8 percent, to $432.84. Bed Bath& Beyond Inc. rose$. 84 or 1.2 percent, to $68.19. Best Buy fell $1.32 or 4.9 percent, to $25.49.