Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK) reported third-quarter earnings (excluding 10 cents from non-recurring items)of $2.24 per share, which fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.25. However, the...

On Tuesday the S&P 500 tried to recover Monday’s selloff. Unfortunately, the follow-through never materialized and we finished well off the intraday highs. Traders still seemed more inclined...

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX) reported net income (attributable to common stock) of 19 cents per share for third-quarter 2017, compared with 16 cents recorded a year ago.Barring one-time items,...

Nasdaq, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) reported third-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings per share of $1.06, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.02 by 3.9%. Also, the bottom line improved 16.5% year over...

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO) reported better-than-expected performance in third-quarter 2017. Adjusted EPS came in at $2.31, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.1% and the year-ago...

Many, including the President, believe US stocks are rallying behind the policies and future policies of the current Administration. I reiterate, this is a false assumption. US stocks continue to defy...

Leading U.S. railroad operator Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE:NSC) reported third-quarter 2017 earnings of $1.75 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.64. The bottom line also...

FTSE Elliott Wave view suggests that Primary wave ((4)) ended with the decline to 7199.5. Up from there, rally is unfolding as an impulse Elliott Wave structure where Minor wave 1 ended at 7327.5 and...

Treasury yields have been on the rise in recent weeks on growing riskier appetite, expectations of tightening policies and improving economic fundamentals. Notably, 10-year yields jumped to 2.428%...

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (NYSE:LH) or LabCorp reported third-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.46, up 9.3% from the year-ago quarter. The quarter’s...

Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) reported non-GAAP earnings of 62 cents per share for third-quarter 2017, down 9% year over year (down 5% adjusted for foreign exchange and the dilutive effect...

Aerospace giant, The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) reported adjusted earnings of $2.72 per share for third-quarter 2017, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.65 by 2.6%. The bottom line, however,...

Total System Services, Inc’s (NYSE:TSS) third-quarter 2017 earnings per share of 88 cents surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 14.3% and grew 23.9% year over year.Revenues of $1.2...

Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) recently announced that it will provide users with more detailed information regarding advertisements made on the platform, more specifically the political and issue-based...