Company News For August 21, 2017

ROST FL AMAT

·         Shares of Ross Stores Inc. (ROST - Free Report) surged 10.7% after posting second quarter earnings of $0.82 a share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.76 per share

·         Applied Materials Inc.’c (AMAT - Free Report) shares rose 2.7% posting third-quarter 2017 earnings per share (EPS) of $0.86 that beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by $0.03

·         Shares of Calpine Corp. rallied 10.5% after it entered into an agreement with Energy Capital Partners to be purchased in a whopping $17 billion deal

·         Foot Locker Inc.’s (FL - Free Report) shares dipped 7.2% after posting second quarter 2017 earnings per share of $0.62, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.90 a share

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