Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Allergan plc (NYSE:AGN) announced that its board has approved a 2.8% hike in quarterly cash dividend on common stock to 74 cents per share from the earlier payout of 72 cents. The revised amount...

Visa Inc.’s (NYSE:V) first-quarter fiscal 2019 results will likely be driven by growth in payments volume, cross-border volume and processed transactions, and a lower tax rate. Exchange rate...

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) is expected to report fourth-quarter and full-year 2018 earnings on Jan 31, 2019.The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is $1.53 per share on revenues of $3.79...

Aflac Inc. (NYSE:AFL) is scheduled to announce fourth-quarter and full-year 2018 results on Jan 31, after the closing bell. Its quarterly revenues and earnings are expected to improve year over...

Trade TalksAs I highlighted yesterday, it will be a hectic week with the China trade delegation in D.C. as the two countries continue to work towards striking a trade deal. Remember the Chinese Lunar...

Bluebird Bio, Ticker: $BLUE Bluebird Bio (NASDAQ:BLUE), $BLUE, started moving lower in March. In June it dropped under the 200 day SMA and since then it has spent most of its life living under the 50...

Investors in U.S. markets can get exposure to Saudi equities through at least two ETFs. The iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (NYSE:KSA) has almost 100% exposure to the Tadawul, while the WisdomTree...

There is an old adage in the market which says that "everyone is a genius in a bull market." What that really means is that as long as you keep looking to the long side in a bull market, you will be...

Fed Days have a long history of showing a bullish tendency, and we have a large number of Fed Day studies to refer. For those that are unaware, a Fed Day is simply a day where the Federal Reserve...

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:ARLP) reported fourth-quarter 2018 operating earnings of 69 cents per unit, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 74 cents by 6.8%.Total RevenuesTotal...

The above table is S&P 500 estimate revisions which are tracked every week and published on Friday. It is from the I/B/E/S by the Refinitiv report, “This Week in Earnings.” What is...

Gold continued its strong performance this year, topping $1,300 for the first time since Jun 14, 2018. In fact, the bullion registered its best one-day percentage gain on Jan 25 since Oct 11 on the...

Pre-market futures are down at this hour to kick off a new week of trading, following mixed results in Asia overnight and a down day in the Eurozone. Although the beginning of the week doesn’t...

Cadence Bancorp (CADE) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.50 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.54 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.39 per share a year ago. These...