Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Tuesday, February 20, 2018We’ve begun the final leg of Q4 earnings season ahead of the initial opening bell of the new holiday-shortened week, with prominent retailers taking center stage. For...

The stock market has made an impressive comeback, recovering more than half of the losses in the vicious sell-off seen in early February due to rising inflation and fears of higher interest rates,...

Gold miner Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2017 results before the opening bell on Feb 22.Last quarter, the company delivered a positive earnings surprise...

T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) is taking steps to base its European operations in Luxembourg post Brexit, per a Financial Times article.The investment companies are putting their plans into...

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE) is set to report first-quarter fiscal 2018 results on Feb 22. The question lingering in investors’ minds is whether this IT solution-providing...

Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX) is scheduled to release fourth-quarter 2017 earnings on Feb 27, after market close. Notably, the company delivered an average earnings surprise of 0.6%...

Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK) reported fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of 94 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 91 cents by 3.3%.Earnings also improved 16% year over...

LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ:LKQ) is set to report fourth-quarter 2017 and full-year results before the opening bell on Feb 22.Last quarter, the company delivered a positive surprise of 7.14%. Per its...

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPD) reported fourth-quarter 2017 earnings per share (excluded 21 cents from non-recurring items) of 71 cents per share, surpassing the Zacks...

Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) founded in 1923 and headquartered in St. Paul, MN, is a leading provider of cleaning, sanitizing, food safety and infection prevention products and services.The company serves...

Having trouble finding a Non US - Equity fund? Well, Schwab International Core Equity SICNX would not be a good potential starting point right now. SICNX bears a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 5 (Strong...

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG) has entered into an agreement to acquire Foremost Insurance branded small commercial lines business from Farmers Insurance Exchange, a...

Cloud Peak Energy (NYSE:CLD) reported a loss of 16 cents per share in fourth-quarter 2017, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of a penny.RevenuesRevenues totaled $213.9 million, down...

Shares of Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) surged 1.6% after reporting fiscal first quarter 2018 earnings per share of $1.31, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.16The Kraft Heinz...