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2017 turned out to be a banner year for the Big Oil companies as they benefited from their scale and diversification, resulting in the strongest returns on capital in the industry.More importantly,...

Daimler AG (DE:DAIGn) (OTC:DDAIF) has rung the warning bell that its shifting focus to electric vehicles (EVs) could compel it to support its supply chain, per a Reuters report. In fact, many...

GDP growth in the world’s third-largest economy slowed in Q4, keeping with the initial estimate. It nevertheless grew for eight consecutive quarters, the longest streak since a 12-quarter...

The fourth quarter of 2017 earnings season is drawing to an end for the telecommunications segment. With results from four national telecom carriers, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) , AT&T...

HBM Healthcare Investments (SIX:HBMN) reported profits of CHF72m for the third quarter of its financial year, buoyed by the takeover of long-term holding Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA). The...

Applied Materials, Inc. ( (NASDAQ:AMAT) ) just released its latest quarterly financial results, posting adjusted earnings of $1.06 per share and revenues of $4.20 billion.Currently, AMAT is a Zacks...

Wednesday, February 14, 2018The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including...

EnPro Industries Inc. (NYSE:NPO) reported better-than-expected results in the fourth-quarter 2017. Adjusted earnings came in at 67 cents per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 65...

The massive sell-off that started earlier this month due to the fear of faster rate hikes in 2018 seems to have subsided as reflected in the last few trading days. Investors are beginning to gain...

Investors on Wednesday jumped into gold and other precious metals, along with commodity-related ETFs, as markets continue to worry that the Fed will raise interest rates higher than initially...

The recent volatility in the Wall Street rattled even the most ardent of investors, who started taking stock of their portfolio, overlooking the impressive earnings display by corporates for a while....

Index Futures Net Changes and Settlements:Foreign Markets, Fair Value and Volume:In Asia 10 out of 11 markets closed higher: Shanghai Comp +1.00%, Hang Seng +1.29%, Nikkei -0.65% In Europe 11 out of...

The dominant search engine company of China — Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) — is often referred to as the Google of China. It recently released upbeat fourth-quarter results after the market...

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE:LPX) posted better-than-expected earnings and revenues in the fourth quarter of 2017. Meanwhile, 2017 was a strong year for Louisiana-Pacific, with double-digit...