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Company News for August 22, 2016

• Shares of Applied Materials, Inc. ( AMAT ) jumped 7.1% after posting fiscal third quarter earnings of $0.50 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by three cents

• Emerson Electric Co's ( EMR ) shares slumped 3.1% after the company agreed to acquire Pentair Valves & Controls, a business unit of Pentair plc ( PNR ) for $3.15 billion in cash

• Shares of Gap, Inc. ( GPS ) increased 3.9% after announcing fiscal second quarter adjusted earnings per share of $0.60, outpacing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a cent

• Ross Stores Inc's ( ROST ) shares rose 3.5% after reporting fiscal second quarter earnings per share of $0.71, higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.67

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