Raytheon [RTN] on Thursday posted lower sales but higher earnings with the bottom line benefiting by a swing to pension income and a handsome return from a business that was discontinued a decade ago. Net income rose 12 percent to $551 million, $1.76 earnings per share (EPS), from $493 million ($1.50 EPS), driven by a favorable pension adjustment that added 18 cents to per share earnings versus a 14 cents EPS hit a year ago. The earnings also benefited from…
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