
Buoyed by higher operating income across its business segments and improved sales, L3Harris Technologies [LHX] on Thursday posted strong overall financial results in the second quarter. Net income jumped 25 percent to $458 million, $2.44 earnings per share (EPS), from $367 million ($1.92 EPS) a year ago. Adjusted earnings of $2.78 per share, which excludes acquisition costs, losses from divestitures, costs related to the ongoing LHX NeXt business transformation effort, and taxes related to these various items, handily topped consensus…