Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Healthcare Services (HCSG) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.42 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.36 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.27 per share a year ago. These...

U.S. employers added 304,000 new jobs in January, after a downwardly revised 222,000 in December. The number breezed past market expectations of 165,000. There was also an upward revision in November...

It was a pretty good day on Wall Street. Not the biggest day technically, advance-declines were solid. A lot of stocks we follow are moving, breaking out, coming through bases to declining topsline...

SummaryGilead (NASDAQ:GILD) fell by as much as 4% on Tuesday morning, after the biotechnology company posted earnings that missed Wall Street expectations. Our analysis of the stock’s market...

The State Of The Union (SOTU) address presented by President Trump Tuesday night could roil the markets a bit – resulting in some increased market turmoil and rotation over the next 5+ days....

While most facets of the economy have felt the largely negative effects of Brexit, not all of them have been affected equally. Stock markets globally, for instance, have felt a bigger pinch, thanks to...

Consistency matters – a lot – when it comes to investing. We all want to make as much as we can but at the end of the day Will Rogers famous quote (“I’m more interested in the...

Pre-Open Market AnalysisAfter an early trading range, yesterday entered a Small Pullback Bull Trend. Furthermore, Friday was a pause after a 2-day breakout. The odds favor at least a 1 – 2 day...

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) is scheduled to release its corporate results for its Q1 2019, ending December 2018, after the market closes today. The forecast calls for $1.54 earnings per share...

As the earnings season starts to wind down, it seems the big message from the FAANG stocks is that, earnings projections be damned, this market wants to go up. Just look at what we’ve seen from...

Major market indexes had a tough December, culminating in a final thrust lower on Christmas Eve. But when we woke up on Boxing Day things had changed. That day started a run higher in equities that...

European stock blue-chip indices have registered strong gains in the Tuesday session. The DAX and CAC have climbed about 1.0%, while the FTSE has gained 1.38%. On the release front, German Services...

February 5, 2019S&P 500 +3.6 points 10-Year Rate 2.73% Oil $55.06 VIX 15.50 Dollar Index 95.97 International MarketsJapan -19 bps South Korea -6 bps China – Closed (Lunar New Year) Hong Kong...

We often judge a company on the basis of its sales and earnings numbers. These, however, may not be enough. Sometimes, a stock gets a boost if these numbers climb year over year or surpass estimates...