Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

by Jason MartinEven as the U.S. Congress and White House rush to put the final rubber stamp on tax reform before the end of the year, and even with a potential government shutdown looming on December...

The U.S. Energy Department's inventory release showed that crude stockpiles recorded a higher-than-expected weekly draw.But the positive effect from the hefty crude inventory draw was more than offset...

Shares of Iconix Brand Group Inc. (NASDAQ:ICON) fell 8.8% in yesterday’s trading session, as investors were dismayed by the company’s soft preliminary third-quarter 2017 results.However,...

Railroads are riding high in 2017 after years of struggle, primarily due to declining coal shipments. The improving fortunes of railroad operators are well reflected by the 29.3% improvement in the...

Emini Dow Jones holding below first resistance at 24240/230 (we topped exactly here on the bounce) re-targets 24135/125 before yesterday's low at 24083 and hopefully as far as support at 24045/035 for...

Emini S&P holding support at 2625/23 and hit the first target of 2636/38 and probably the strongest resistance today. However eventually further gains are possible to more minor resistance at...

Roche’s (OTC:RHHBY) member Genentech, announced interim results from a phase III study evaluating Tecentriq and Avastin plus chemotherapy for first-line treatment of advanced non-squamous...

Technology continues to be one of the outperformers. In the year-to-date (“YTD”) period, NASDAQ Composite (“IXIC”) gained 25.9%. The Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF...

Investors are constantly striving to determine which industry or sector holds the most potential for capital gains. After a harrowing last year, the industrial sector seems to be back in favor this...

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (NYSE:SNP) , also known as Sinopec, intends to lower exposure in African oil operations, per Reuters. The energy giant has decided to divest its resources...

In spite of some nice overnight weakness, the ES has managed to shave its losses down to almost nothing (by the time you read this, it could well be green), although it has been...

In a policy reversal by the banking regulator, examiners will continue working at banks they supervise. In a statement to Bloomberg News, the Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) head Joseph...

Shares of Dollar General (NYSE:DG) hit a new 52-week high after the company beat top and bottom line third-quarter estimates on Thursday, helping lift the rest of the discount retail...

Cincinnati Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:CINF) has been witnessing downward revisions of late. The stock has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-year earnings being revised 1.1% downward...