•    International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT) reported Q2 EPS of $0.23, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.20 per share. Revenues rose 1% year-over-year to $492.0 million

•    Maxim Integrated Products Inc (NASDAQ:MXIM) reported Q3 EPS of $0.40 ex-items, in-line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Revenues for the quarter were up 19.2% year-over-year to $606.78 million

•    Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares are up 2.4% and Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) shares are up 3.00% after both companies reported better-than-expected earnings

•    BB & T Corp. (NYSE:BBT) sank 2.3% to $25.98 despite a 21% gain in profits as the bank didn’t need to set aside as much money to cover loan losses

•    Dupont (NYSE:DD) gained after reporting a 27% rise in quarterly profits driven by double-digit sales growth in all of its business units

•    McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) posted first quarter 2011 earnings of $1.15 per share, a penny better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate

•    Plexus Corp (NASDAQ:PLXS) reported second quarter 2011 diluted earnings per share of 59 cents, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 56 cents and improving 15.7% from the year-ago quarter

 
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