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Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) reported strong fourth-quarter 2017 results on higher refining margin. The company’s earnings per share came in at $1.05, above the Zacks Consensus...

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) reported fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of 45 cents per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. In the prior-year quarter, the company had posted a loss of...

Conmed Corporation (NASDAQ:CNMD) reported fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of 69 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 65 cents. Moreover, earnings improved 27.8% on a...

Europe’s largest oil company Royal Dutch Shell (LON:RDSa) plc RDS.A reported strong fourth-quarter results on all round contribution from all its segments. In particular, rebounding commodity...

Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) , a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) had two big reports published recently, its December sales data, and its Q4 17 earnings announcement. The December sales numbers were extremely...

News that Goldman Sachs is advising investors that Wall Street is set for a sharp correction should come as little surprise following five years of almost uninterrupted growth in equity markets.The...

McKesson (NYSE:MCK) reported third-quarter fiscal 2018 earnings of $3.41 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.92. Earnings surpassed the year-ago quarter’s figure of...

Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) reported fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings per share of 64 cents, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5 cents and improved from the year-ago...

Paper and packaging firm, International Paper Company (NYSE:IP) , reported solid fourth-quarter 2017 results, with adjusted operating earnings of $530 million or $1.27 per share compared with $279...

Valero Energy Corp (NYSE:VLO) posted fourth-quarter 2017 income of $1.16 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.05. Quarterly earnings improved from the year-ago quarter’s...

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) is expected to report fourth-quarter and full-year earnings results on Feb 7, 2018, after market close. Last quarter, the electric carmaker delivered an earnings miss of...

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) reported fourth-quarter 2017 earnings of $1.67, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.65 per share. The bottom line also increased 2.5% on a year-over-year...

Infineon Technologies AG (OTC:IFNNY) reported first-quarter fiscal 2018 adjusted earnings of 24 cents per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a couple of cents. However, the figure...

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) reported fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of 70 cents per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents and increased 20.7% from the year-ago quarter.Net...