Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Kite Pharma, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:KITE) shares hit a new 52-week high of $143.00 on Thursday before eventually closing at $138.17.Shares of the company have risen sharply so far this year as its...

It has been about a month since the last earnings report for Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDNS) . Shares have added about 5% in that time frame, outperforming the market.Will the recent...

Today’s topic du jour isn’t even a word but an abbreviated name. Whereas yesterday markets were somewhat spooked by a relatively obscure British firm, Provident, today they are again by...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has moved down close to 600 points off of the high that was struck on August 8th into August 21st lows. Now in percentage terms, this 600 point move is quite a small...

It has been about a month since the last earnings report for Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) . Shares have lost about 7.4% in that time frame, underperforming the market.Will the recent negative...

The broader U.S. market has been wavering for the last few days. First, tensions between President Donald Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un were sky-high thanks to nuclear activity by...

The whole airline sector is nearing major support. One of my favorites is United Continental Holdings Inc (NYSE:UAL). After falling from near $82 to its current $63, it is finally oversold and near...

It has been about a month since the last earnings report for Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) . Shares have lost about 14.7% in that time frame, underperforming the market.Will the recent negative...

President Donald Trump’s recently issued warnings of shutting down the government in October if “funds are not secured to build a Mexico border wall”. As if, the political drama over...

Shares of Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) rose slightly on Thursday despite earning yet another analyst downgrade—this time from Cowen.Cowen, citing all too familiar reasoning, lowered its...

On Thursday, the Federal Trade Commission finally approved Amazon.com’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) acquisition of organic grocer Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ:WFM) , ending an investigation to determine if...

Each afternoon, you should receive, as I do, a Slope of Hope digest, which is an email giving links and summaries to all the new posts on the site as well as the most popular comments. I noticed the...

La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE:LZB)On Tuesday August 22, 2017 La-Z-Boy Incorporated announced their fiscal first-quarter earnings report. While sales increased 4.8%, earnings fell well below analyst...

Ultragenyx (NASDAQ:RARE)Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (RARE), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company yesterday reported their topline results from their phase 3 study of aceneuramic acid extended...