Xylem plans job cuts across all of its business and functions as part of a restructuring plan to streamline its organization. The Washington-based water technology company on Thursday said it ...

Xylem (XYL) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.18 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.12 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.99 per share a year ago. These figures are ...

Water and minerals are transported up through the plant stem in xylem vessels. Xylem is a tissue consisting of dead, hollowed-out cells that form a system of pipes.

In a mature flowering plant or tree, most of the cells that make up the xylem are specialised cells called vessels.