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Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON) reported second-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of 71 cents per share, down 3% year over year. However, earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 70 cents and...

WEC Energy Group (NYSE:WEC) is slated to report second-quarter 2017 results before the market opens on Jul 26. In the first quarter, the company reported a positive earnings surprise of 5.66%....

DuPont (NYSE:DD) is gearing up to release its second-quarter 2017 results ahead of the bell on Jul 25.The Delaware-based company kept its positive earnings surprise streak alive with a solid beat in...

Carter's, Inc. (NYSE:CRI) , marketer of branded apparel and related products, is slated to release second-quarter fiscal 2017 results on Jul 27. In the previous quarter, the company’s earnings...

Seagate Technology Plc (NASDAQ:STX) is scheduled to release fourth-quarter fiscal 2017 results on Jul 25.The company is unlikely to post a positive earnings surprise due to an unfavorable...

Domestic oil and gas explorer Whiting Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:WLL) is set to release second-quarter 2017 results after the closing bell on Wednesday, Jul 26.In the preceding three-month period, the...

Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) is set to release second-quarter 2017 earnings on Jul 25. Notably, the company has beaten the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters,...

athenahealth Inc. (NASDAQ:ATHN) reported adjusted earnings of 51 cents per share in the second quarter of fiscal 2017, steering past the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 7 cents per share. In fact, the...

Payment processor and financial services provider, Total System Services, Inc. (NYSE:TSS) , is scheduled to release second-quarter 2017 financial results, after the closing bell, on Jul 25.Last...

Per latest reports, South Korean tech giant, Samsung Electronics (KS:005930) is apparently thinking of shelving its Bixby-powered artificial intelligence (AI) speakers project. The report surfaces...

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) is scheduled to report second-quarter 2017 results on Jul 25, before the market opens.Last quarter, this hospital company posted in-line results. It has, however,...

Here are three stocks with Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, July 21st:Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) : This passenger airline provider has...

To finish off this first busy week of Q2 earnings season — and with a lack of new economic headlines and/or tweets from the President this morning — perhaps we’re best served with a...

Friday, July 21st, 2017To finish off this first busy week of Q2 earnings season — and with a lack of new economic headlines and/or tweets from the President this morning — perhaps...