Apple Inc. ( AAPL ) shares are trading higher Friday after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings. Revenue for the quarter came in at $124.3 billion, beating analyst estimates of $124.13 billion. Adjusted earnings per share also exceeded expectations at $2.40, compared to the estimated $2.36. This marks the eighth consecutive quarter Apple ( AAPL ) has beaten analyst estimates...

Church & Dwight Co Inc ( CHD ) reported fourth-quarter sales growth of 3.5% year-on-year to $1.58 billion, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $1.56 billion. Organic sales increased 4.2%, driven by 3.0% from higher volume and 1.2% from positive price and product mix. Net sales from Consumer Domestic increased 2.7%, Consumer International grew 10.2% and Specialty Products declined 6.6%....

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. ( VRTX ) shares are trading higher Friday following two major developments that strengthen its position in both pain management and gene therapy. What To Know: The company secured FDA approval for JOURNAVX, a non-opioid oral pain signal inhibitor for acute pain. This marks the first approval of a new class of pain medication in more than...

Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bullish approach towards Eli Lilly ( LLY ) , and it's something market players shouldn't ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in LLY usually suggests something big is about to happen. We gleaned this information...