Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

There’s no shortage of things to worry about in the months ahead, but you wouldn’t know by reviewing year-to-date returns for the leading equity sectors. Tech and communications services...

If you’ve missed out on this market’s roughly 6% gain this year, don’t worry. There’s an easy way to grab that same 6%—and more–and do so in safe dividend cash.The...

The company beat analyst expectations. Their cloud computing business is finally generating a profit. The numbers weren't a complete knockout, but they'll boost tech stocks. Last night, Alphabet...

Analysts' expectations were easily beaten. Shares popped in the after-hours session. If the rally continues, then all stocks will benefit. A 7% jump in last night's after-hours session should tell you...

Earnings season is often filled with big gaps, and it's easy to look at them as big opportunities to catch a big move quickly. However, it's also easy to get burned by entering trades right before the...

Where there was little to say about Monday's trading, there was much more to the recent action. For starters, we saw a significant loss and moving average undercut earlier this week and a continuation...

Growth stocks continue to power markets despite early forecasts for 2023 to be another year of value outperformance Q1 earnings season is off to a decent start, and all eyes are on mega-cap...

Big-cap growth is back. After taking a back seat to various flavors of small-cap and value factors earlier in 2023, the large-company growth risk factor is again leading the horse race based on...

Traders hit the sell button Tuesday when an echo of last month’s bank crisis reverberated through the market, and the S&P 500 tumbled -1.6%. And so continues the swinging pendulum of...

McDonald's stock surged on better-than-expected results but the highs didn't hold. The analysts support the stock and see it moving higher. Caution in the guidance may cap gains until the Q2 report or...

PepsiCo reported a solid quarter supported by pricing actions that are aiding margin. The guidance was raised and is leading the market to new highs. The analysts support the stock and may help...

UPS falls hard on tepid results and reduction in guidance driven by declining volume. The analysts see upside potential for the stock, but their stance may change now that the results are in. UPS...

Weak earnings and even worse conference calls drove United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) and First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC) down right from the open, then even lower as the day unfolded. Between these...

Amazon's revenue keeps growing despite challenges, but increasing costs lead to a seventh consecutive quarter drop in EPS. AWS growth slows, but overall revenue growth is expected to outpace costs...