· Shares of United Technologies UTX gained 0.8% after it entered into an agreement with Rockwell-Collins to purchase the company for $20 billion· Brown-Forman Corp.’s BF.B increased 3.8% after reporting first quarter fiscal 2018 adjusted earnings of $0.46, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.39· Shares of H&R Block Inc. HRB declined 8.3% after reporting first quarter 2018 loss of $0.62 per share, higher than the loss of $0.55 per share from the year ago quarter· Barnes & Noble Education Inc.’s BNED shares dipped almost 18% after reporting first quarter 2018 loss of $0.75 per share, higher than the loss of $0.56 per share reported in the year ago quarterWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Brown Forman Corporation (BF.B): Free Stock Analysis Report United Technologies Corporation (UTX): Free Stock Analysis Report Barnes & Noble Education, Inc (BNED): Free Stock Analysis Report H&R Block, Inc. (HRB): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research