Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Benchmarks turned in mixed performances on Thursday even as jobless claims hit a near 45-year low. Both the Dow and the S&P 500 ended their two-day run of losses to finally eke out gains....

It has been about a month since the last earnings report for Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS) . Shares have lost about 1% in the past month, outperforming the market.Will the recent negative...

We expect Horizon Pharma plc (NASDAQ:HZNP) to beat expectations when it reports fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 28, before the opening bell.Last quarter, the company missed expectations by...

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...

Apartment Investment and Management Company (NYSE:AIV) – better known as Aimco – announced the acquisition of Bent Tree apartment community in Fairfax County, VA. In the first 12 months...

There are plenty of choices in the Small Cap Growth category, but where should you start your research? Well, one fund that might be worth investigating is TCM Small Cap Growth Fund TCMSX. TCMSX holds...

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is working on updating its highly popular wireless AirPods headphone with improved hardware features, reports Bloomberg. The second-generation model is likely to hit the shelves...

Cinemark Holdings Inc. (NYSE:CNK) is a leading domestic and international motion picture exhibition company, headquartered in Plano, TX. As of Dec 31, 2017, it operated 533 theaters with 5,959...

First Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) reported fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted loss of 25 cents per share, which was narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 32 cents by 21.9%. The loss figure...

Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN) reported a loss of 17 cents per share for the fourth quarter of 2017, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 15 cents and a loss of 3...

Mining giant, BHP Billiton (LON:BLT) Limited (NYSE:BHP) , reported robust financial results for first-half fiscal 2018 (ended Dec 31, 2017). Shares of this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company rallied 2.3%...

In a bid to overhaul its Oncology Systems segment, Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE:VAR) recently acquired Montreal-based privately-held Evinance Innovation, Inc. — a clinical decision...

The bulls are having a tough time holding a lead these days. Two of the major indices registered their first positive closes of the week on Thursday, but they came well off their highs from the...

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (NYSE:LH) ,or LabCorp, has gained 19.8% over the last year, against the industry's gain of 9.9%. The stock has a market cap of $17.43 billion.The...