Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

U.S. Earnings Season EndsIn this review, we suggest considering the personal composite instrument (PCI) "Stock index - industry". It includes the stocks of the largest US industrial companies. The...

In previous installments of replicating indexes I profiled the style-analysis methodology and presented an example using a hedge fund index. Now let’s turn to a strategy of replicating the...

The DAX has ticked lower in the Tuesday session. Currently, the DAX is at 13,472.75, down 0.02% on the day. On the release front, German Industrial Production plunged 1.6%, much weaker than the...

Wandisco’s (LON:WAND) second OEM partnership, with Virtustream, Dell/EMC’s cloud platform and software business, significantly strengthens the company’s platform for growth in FY18...

A strong third quarter notwithstanding, energy – which was the best S&P sector performer in 2016, with a market-thumping 24% return – has not exactly had a great year. The Zacks...

Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAR) just released its third quarter 2017 financial results, posting earnings of $1.04 per share and revenues of $5.66 billion. Currently, Marriott is a Zacks...

Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP) just released its third quarter fiscal 2017 financial results, posting earnings of a loss of 14 cents per share and revenues of $207.9 million. Currently, SNAP is a #3 (Hold),...

Zillow Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZG) just released its third quarter 2017 financial results, posting earnings of $0.19 per share and revenues of $281.8 million. Currently, Zillow is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold)...

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. ( (NASDAQ:AAOI) ) just released its third-quarter financial results, posting non-GAAP earnings of $1.08 per share and revenues of $88.9 million.Currently, AAOI is a Zacks...

Australia’s All Ordinaries Index, which tracks the country’s 500 largest stocks, touched a 10-year high on strong commodity prices. It crossed the 6000 mark for the first time in a...

As we head toward the end of 2017, the pharma sector continues to perform well, representing a contrast to 2016 when the sector was under immense pressure due to the drug pricing issue. The sector was...

During a time when tech firms and semiconductor companies are all the rage, investors are always looking to find the next Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) or Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) in the hopes of reaping...

A few worries beginning to creep into the market as the bulls couldn’t keep us going today. It wasn’t a terrible selloff or anything, more of an exhaustion of buying power in the face of...

The earnings season had a flying start with equity markets scaling record highs, owing to a slew of upbeat economic data, strong corporate performance and President Donald Trump's tax reform proposal....