Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

CRA International Inc. (NASDAQ:CRAI) reported strong first-quarter 2018 results with revenues and earnings surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate.The company’s first-quarter 2018 earnings...

Having trouble finding an Allocation Balanced fund? Vanguard Balanced Index Administrative VBIAX is a potential starting point. VBIAX carries a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on...

Affiliated Managers Group Inc. (NYSE:AMG) reported first-quarter 2018 economic earnings of $3.92 per share, outpacing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.88. Also, earnings were up 22.1% year over...

FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE:FCN) reported strong first-quarter 2018 results with revenues and earnings surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate.FTI Consulting reported earnings per share of $1.04 in...

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE:CTB) , engaged in the design, manufacture, marketing and sale of tires, delivered adjusted earnings of 16 cents per share in the first quarter of 2018 that...

According to a Bloomberg report, China is mulling over slashing import duty on passenger cars by an almost whopping 50%. This certainly will be a big relief for foreign automakers that have so long...

Magellan Midstream Partners L.P. (NYSE:MMP) is set to release first-quarter 2018 results before the opening bell on May 3.In the preceding three-month period, the Tulsa, OK-based partnership...

The Finance group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. CME Group (CME) is a stock that can certainly grab the attention...

Newark, NJ-based Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (NYSE:PEG) or PSEG is a diversified utility holding company. Its operations are mostly located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic parts of the...

Yamana Gold, Inc. (NYSE:AUY) is set to release first-quarter 2018 results after the closing bell on May 2.In the last reported quarter, the company recorded net loss of $191 million or 20 cents per...

The stock market saw some action this week. On Tuesday the Dow Jones moved over 3% intraday, but closed only -1.74% from Monday’s closing price, so I didn’t count Tuesday as a day of...

Monthly S&P 500 Emini futures candlestick chart: April is buy signal bar in bull flag The monthly S&P 500 Emini futures candlestick chart is forming a bull reversal bar for April with one...

The S&P 500 fell and rose this past week, ending Friday up 0.1% from Thursday and virtually unchanged from this time last week. The index is down 0.96% YTD. The U.S. Treasury puts the closing...

Index Futures Net Changes and Settlements:Foreign Markets, Fair Value and Volume: In Asia 11 out of 11 markets closed higher: Shanghai Comp +0.23%, Hang Seng +0.91%, Nikkei +0.66% In Europe 10 out...