Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

The fourth-quarter 2017 reporting cycle is at the half-way mark, providing a robust picture of all-around strength and momentum. We have positive earnings and sales surprises coming from an...

Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES) reported adjusted fourth-quarter 2017 loss from continuing operations of $1.01 per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 90 cents, thanks to lower...

Markets got off to a rough start on Monday morning, following a substantial Friday sell-off that led to losses for the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite. But today’s slide slowly began to...

Amid what has been a hair-raising few days throughout the global stock market, traders focused on cryptocurrencies have had an even-rougher stretch. On the back of significant slumps in bellwether...

Current Position of the MarketS&P 500: Long-term trend – The bull market is continuing with a top expected in the low 3000s. Intermediate trend – Is this an intermediate-term top?...

As you are, or should be, aware, the big market plunge on Friday came as no surprise to us – it was predicted just a few days before in the article Broad US Stock Market Meltup update, in which...

How bad was last week’s rout in US equities? The slide is the biggest weekly drop for the S&P 500 Index in over two years. But that’s not saying much, given how calm the upside bias...

Shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) surged nearly 2% higher in early morning trading Monday, defying broader market trends that sent major indexes lower—and helping erase some of the tech...

Paylocity Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:PCTY) is slated to release second-quarter fiscal 2018 results on Feb 8. The question lingering on investors’ minds is if this provider of cloud-based...

The earnings picture for the energy sector is shaping up remarkably well. Energy once again is expected to be the biggest contributor to the S&P 500 earnings growth with total earnings for the...

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) is slated to release fourth-quarter fiscal 2017 results on Feb 7. The question lingering on investors’ minds is if this semiconductor provider will be...

In this Global Week Ahead, another 90 fourth quarter (Q4) S&P 500 earnings results hit the tape. The names include GM, Walt Disney and Kellogg.Earnings growth — the stock market’s main...

Suncor Energy Inc. (NYSE:SU) will release fourth-quarter 2017 results after the market closes on Feb 7.In the preceding period, the Canadian energy giant reported better-than-expected results on...

A series of curious events occurred last Friday morning, which continued — Rube Goldberg-like — throughout the day and, it may be argued, even into this morning’s pre-market trading...