Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Pre-Open Market AnalysisYesterday was the 5th consecutive doji day in a 7-day tight trading range, There is both a small double top and double bottom. This is Breakout Mode. The Emini is just below...

The fourth quarter of 2018 was an outright horror, with the S&P 500 total return index dropping a stunning 9% in December alone. Since 1988, there were only six months that saw steeper declines....

German headline inflation slows to the lowest level since February 2018 on the back of lower energy prices, and a further softening is in the offing. With consumer confidence close to all-time-highs,...

FY18 numbers were broadly in line with expectations and we have maintained our forecasts. Management remains confident in the outlook as the group stands to benefit from the streamlining and...

The start of the year 2019 may be great for Wall Street, but volatility is looming none the less. First, a solution to the ongoing U.S.-China trade crisis is not in sight right now. Per Washington...

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) reported third-quarter fiscal 2019 results before the opening bell on Jan 30, wherein it beat earnings expectations but lagged on revenues.Earnings...

Thursday, January 31, 2019The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Union...

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) delivered non-GAAP earnings of 69 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2018, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a couple of cents and also...

The S&P 500 is one of the 10 components of the Index of Leading Economic Indicators (LEI). The LEI stalled during the last three months of 2018—falling 0.3% in October, rising 0.2% in...

Powell utterly, completely, and wholly capitulated to the will of the market. However, Powell’s surrender had exactly the desired effect and rocketed markets higher across the board. Even as I...

SEI Investments Co.’s (NASDAQ:SEIC) fourth-quarter 2018 earnings of 73 cents per share were in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Notably, the figure declined 3% from the prior-year...

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) reported fourth-quarter 2018 earnings of $4.93 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.45 by 10.8%. Reported earnings also surged 224% from...

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) announced that the FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to its 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine candidate, V114. The candidate is being developed...

Parker-Hannifin Corporation (NYSE:PH) reported impressive results for second-quarter fiscal 2019 (ended December 2018).Earnings/ Revenues Quarterly adjusted earnings came in at $2.51 per share, up...