New Reese’s cups boost HersheyHERSHEY — New Reese’s peanut butter cups and Kit Kat bars helped boost Hershey’s sales, the chocolate company said Friday as it reported that quarterly profit rose 47 percent and predicted better full-year earnings than it previously expected.Its new products — a Reese’s peanut butter cup stuffed with Reese’s Pieces, and Kit Kat Big Kat — helped increase sales of both brands, the company said.In December, it will launch Hershey’s Cookie Layer Crunch, a chocolate bar stuffed with cookies.

BMW recalls cars over stalling issueDETROIT — BMW is recalling more than 154,000 cars and SUVs in the U.S. and Canada to fix a wiring problem that can cause engines to stall.The recall covers certain 5-Series and X5 models and some 6-Series and X6 vehicles from the 2007 to 2012 model years.The company says in documents filed with U.S. safety regulators that wiring to fuel pumps inside the gas tank may not have been properly crimped. That can cause the wires to come loose and melt a connector, causing a gas leak. That can stop the fuel pump from working and make engines stall.

Exxon 3Q profit falls 38 percentDALLAS — Exxon said Friday that its third-quarter income fell 38 percent from a year ago to $2.65 billion.It marked the eighth straight quarter in which Exxon’s profit fell compared with a year earlier.