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Unum Group’s (NYSE:UNM) second-quarter 2017 operating net income of $1.05 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.01 4. The bottom line also improved 7.1% year over year.Strong...

Energy giant Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) posted an earnings miss in second-quarter 2017 owing to a decline in liquid volumes and lower margin from chemical businesses. This was partially...

Expedia Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) reported second-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of 66 cents per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 60 cents. Earnings were up 65% from the year-ago...

U.S. energy giant Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX) reported strong second-quarter results amid the recovery in commodity prices, production gains and the success of its cost savings initiatives. The company...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a plan on Friday to reduce tobacco-related disease and death by increasing regulations on tobacco and nicotine products. The FDA is seeking to lower...

American Airlines Group Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAL) second-quarter 2017 earnings (adjusted) of $1.92 per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5 cents. Moreover, quarterly earnings improved...

The dominant search engine company of China – Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) – released upbeat second-quarter results after the market closed on July 27. The company beat estimates on both lines...

The S&P opened near its daily high and dropped 24 bps before bouncing back a bit hours before close. The index saw a fractional daily loss of 0.10% and a YTD gain of 10.57%. The U.S. Treasury puts...

Thursday, July 27, 2017The 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 AT&T (T),...

Investors seeking momentum may have iPath MSCI India Index ETN (WA:INP) on radar now. The fund recently hit a new 52-week high. Shares of INP are up approximately 19.8% from their 52-week low of...

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) has decided to close all 379 stores of its Teavana chain over the coming year. Shares of Starbucks were falling 9% in morning trading on Friday.CEO Kevin Johnson cited...

The Federal Reserve’s two day meeting came to a close yesterday with rates unchanged, and the S&P 500 futures (ESU17:CME) trading in a 3 1/2 handle trading range for nearly 4 hours. At 12:30...

We are in the heart of the Q2 earnings season and the real estate investment trust (REIT) space is buzzing with activity. Notably, Jul 31 will mark the beginning of another busy week, with a deluge of...

As widely expected, the Fed stayed put on its rate hike agenda in its July meeting but called asset curtailment its top priority. Though the job market remained steady, weaker inflation kept the Fed...