Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Momentum investing is built on the belief that once a trend is established, it is more likely to continue in that direction than to reverse the trend. Overall, the current bull market has been a...

Third quarter earnings season is winding down, but this week there are still over 250 companies expected to report earnings, with many of them being the big retailers. The retail sector has been one...

First Solar (NASDAQ: NASDAQ:FSLR) designs and manufactures solar modules using a proprietary thin film semiconductor technology. The company has developed, financed, engineered, constructed and...

Lookers (LON:LOOK) issued a Q3 trading statement that reaffirmed management expectations for 2017. It also indicated the initiation of a share buyback programme, as in the absence of any immediate...

Banca Sistema Spa's (MI:BSTA) Q3 results showed continued growth in its main trade receivables financing and salary and pension-backed loan activities. Reported profits were augmented by a higher...

On Monday, e-commerce giant Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced that it has acquired global television rights to The Lord of the Rings (LOTR), and has big plans to bring the beloved franchise set in...

Online travel booking companies Priceline (NASDAQ:PCLN) , Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) and TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) reported mixed results, but investors punished the shares regardless.In...

Today, perhaps more than ever, technology companies draw the bulk of investors’ attention. With the likes of Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) , Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) , Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) , and other...

So far, it’s been a good year for biotech stocks with the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index soaring 19.6% year to date. This is in sharp contrast to last year’s performance when the Index was...

After a lukewarm first half of 2017, most of the major telecommunications stocks performed well in the third quarter. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under President Trump has given...

I nearly fell out of my chair when I saw a pack of Marlboro marijuana cigarettes being promoted online.As the story goes, Marlboro’s “M” series cigarettes are available in four...

While growth investing is always a popular strategy, you should not discount the benefits that come with focusing on value metrics. Value investing allows investors to discover stocks with low...

Monday, November 13, 2017The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Pfizer...

In its concerted effort to share more profits with shareholders, the board of directors of Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ) approved a 6% hike in quarterly dividend. This is in tandem with the...