Stocks chopped around and were little changed near Tuesday's midpoint. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 0.1%, hurt by Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), which plunged on an accounting charge. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq and S&P 500 were just fractionally lower. Turnover was tracking sharply lower on both major exchanges compared to the same time Monday. Hormel Foods (HRL) slumped 4% in heavy trading after reporting disappointing fiscal Q4 results. The food