The first point-contact transistor had been made. Telling the Brass For a week, the scientists kept their success a secret. Shockley asked Bardeen and Brattain to show off their little plastic ...

HBT Financial (HBT) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.61 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.58 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.63 per share a year ago.