13 of 18 financial stocks post earnings beats - Earnings Scorecard

MCCAIG In this week's earnings recap, 18 companies belonging to the S&P 500 financial sector ( NYSEARCA: XLF ) reported their business performance for the quarter ended September. In the third quarter, XLF had advanced 10% , exceeding SPY's rise of 5.2% .

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