Story Stocks: Apache (NYSE:APA), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG), Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM)

Apache (NYSE:APA) said its first-quarter profit increased to $1.1 billion, or $2.86 a share, from $705 million, or $2.08 a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings rose to $2.90 a share, from $2.10 a share. Revenue at the oil and gas producer rose to $3.93 billion from $2.67 billion. Wall Street analysts expected . . . → Read More: Story Stocks: Apache (NYSE:APA), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG), Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM)