
Raytheon Technologies [RTX] on Tuesday posted handsome top and bottom-line gains in its first quarter driven largely by its commercial aerospace work and to a lesser degree its defense business. Net income soared 29 percent to $1.4 billion, 97 cents earnings per share (EPS), from $1.1 billion (72 cents EPS), and benefited from various acquisition accounting adjustments and non-recurring charges that hampered the company a year ago. Adjusted income increased 4 percent to $1.8 billion ($1.22 EPS) and topped consensus…