Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG) recently purchased Weiss Insurance Agencies, Inc., which is expected to help boost its employee benefits consulting and brokerage operations as well as...

For Immediate ReleaseChicago, IL – Dec 4, 2017 - Stocks in this week’s article include: Chemed Corporation (NYSE:CHE) , Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) , IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. ...

For Immediate ReleaseChicago, IL – Dec 4, 2017 - Stocks in this week’s article include: SORL Auto Parts, Inc. (NASDAQ:SORL) , Cosan Limited (NYSE:CZZ) , American Equity Investment Life...

First Horizon National Corporation (NYSE:FHN) , headquartered at Tennessee, completed the stock-cash acquisition deal with Charlotte, N.C.-based Capital Bank Financial Corp. CBF, under which the...

For Immediate ReleaseChicago, IL – Dec 4, 2017 – Zacks Equity Research highlights Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) as the Bull of the Day and CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL) as the Bear of...

Fidelity Investments is considered one of the leaders in the financial services industry with presence in eight countries of North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, and more than 400 research...

Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) announced that the FDA has approved its regulatory application seeking approval to include data from the cardiovascular outcomes study, FOURIER, on the label of its PCSK9...

Electric utility firm The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) finally reached a settlement with the Mississippi Public Utilities Staff regarding the rate issue concerning the controversial Kemper Project....

Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) declared that its board has increased the regular quarterly cash dividend on Nucor's common stock to 38 cents. The revised dividend reflects a roughly 0.7% increase from...

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:IBKR) Electronic Brokerage segment reported a year-over-year increase in Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs) for November 2017. The segment deals in...

The economic calendar is another big one, with an emphasis on the employment situation. Despite this, everyone will be scrambling to analyze the tax cut legislation. I expect many to be asking:What do...

VIX challenged its mid-Cycle resistance at 14.54 this week, breaking out above its November 15 high at 14.51.It has since made a 62% retracement.A further breakout above the Ending Diagonal trendlne...

DOW + 331 = 24,272 (Record) SPX + 21 = 2647 (Record) NAS + 49 = 6873 RUT + 1 = 1544 (Record)10 Y + .04 = 2.42%OIL + .08 = 57.38 GOLD – 8.80 = 1275.60CryptocurrencyNumber of Currencies:...

DOW INDUSTRIAL FACTOIDS FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Another record close, its 63rd this year Largest one-day point gain since Nov. 7, 2016 Largest one-day percentage gain since March 1 24 of the...