At The Motley Fool, we know our readers like to be informed. Here's a quick look at today's most relevant financial news, boiled down to what you need to know. In today's video, we cover the following:

  • Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW), which makes heart valves, showed flat sales in the U.S. for its last quarter as competing products entered the market.
  • Acme Packet (Nasdaq: APKT), a company making devices that transmit data over the Internet, reported earnings slightly below estimates.
  • AON's (NYSE: AON) human resources segment lifted profits in the company's fourth quarter.
  • Sunoco (NYSE: SUN) says goodbye to its CEO after reporting a loss of $660 million before taxes.

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