Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

The DAX index has posted sharp losses in the Friday session. Currently, the index is trading at 12,210.00, down 0.41% on the day. On the release front, there are no German or Eurozone indicators on...

On Thursday the S&P 500 plunged, erasing all of Tuesday and Wednesday’s rebound and undercutting Monday’s lows. In the blink of an eye, the market transitioned from one of the most...

Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) reported disappointing quarterly results in the fourth quarter of 2017. Excluding excise taxes, it registered a 19% year over year increase in quarterly...

The Federal Reserve’s increased aggression over the past couple of years has finally come home to roost. The yield on the 10-year Treasury recently rocketed above 2.8% – a four-year high...

In my 20+ years of trading and managing complex portfolios, much of which were built using derivatives, these extreme market moves do provide two silver linings. #1 is the ability to pick up quality...

Recently, major investment bank The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) raised its oil price projection for 2018, giving a rosy picture for the commodity. The investment bank expects the global...

Undoubtedly, the overall outlook for the U.S. housing industry remains positive, with a healthy economy and strong job market helping the demand side of the equation. However, the limited supply of...

Per an article by Bloomberg, The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) is in talks to acquire a New York-based startup, Clarity Money. The bank plans to fuse the personal finance services that the startup...

Friday, February 9, 2018The 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 Merck (MRK),...

Concerns over trillion-dollar budget deficits, rising rates and inflationary pressures officially pushed the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones in the correction zone. These led the 30-year Treasury yield...

The U.S. equity market has been on a roller-coaster of late. In fact, Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 1,033 points or 4.2% on Feb 8. Other major bourses – the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq...

The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) is set to release fourth-quarter 2017 results after the closing bell on Feb 14.In the preceding quarter, the Tulsa, OK-based company reported a negative...

What REALLY happens when an insider buys stock?I'm talking about insider "trading". This is the legal kind, when insiders buy and sell company shares. There are a lot of different reasons that may...

Insperity Inc. (NYSE:NSP) , the Human Capital Management (HCM) platform provider, is set to release fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 12.Notably, the company beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in...