Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Indexes start the new week with an optimism. Well in case of the American indices, we actually could have said that every Monday for the past few years. Maybe this time is a bit different as we are...

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. (NASDAQ:BGFV) has plunged 14.6% since it came out with second-quarter 2017 results on Aug 1. Both the top and the bottom lines lagged our estimates. Investors’...

Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) and DuPont (NYSE:DD) said that they have received all required regulatory approvals and clearances for their planned mega-merger. The companies expect their ‘merger...

CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS) just released its second quarter fiscal 2017 earnings results, posting earnings of $1.04 per share and revenue of $3.26 billion. Currently, CBS has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold),...

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CAR) just released its second-quarter 2017 financial results, posting earning of $0.30 per share and revenues of $2.24 billion. Currently, CAR is a Zacks Rank #4...

Information technology services provider Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT) is scheduled to report second-quarter 2017 results before the opening bell on Aug 8. In the last reported quarter, the...

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOXA) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2017 results on Aug 9. In the previous quarter, the company’s earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus...

Shares of GrubHub (NYSE:GRUB) soared to a new all-time high on Monday on the back of an analyst upgrade and continued momentum from its most recent deal.Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) analyst Brian Nowak...

Standard Life (LON:SL) Uk Smaller Co Trust (LON:SLS) has been managed by Harry Nimmo since 2003. He aims to generate long-term capital growth from a diversified portfolio of smaller-cap UK equites....

Palace Capital PLC (LON:PCA) has completed the previously announced £20m acquisition via a corporate deal, more than replacing rental income from disposals made in FY17. The new assets are fully...

BioLight Life Sciences Ltd (TA:BOLT) reported positive results from a 77-patient US Phase I/IIa study on Eye-D VS-101, being developed as an extended-dose platform for treating glaucoma. We have...

Earnings continue to be in the spotlight. This week, we have had earnings releases from a number of video game companies including Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI) , Sony Corp. (NYSE:SNE) ,...

Energy infrastructure giant Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:EPD) reported second-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings per limited partner unit of 30 cents, which missed the Zacks Consensus...

Investors seeking momentum may have iShares U.S. Financials ETF IYF on radar now. The fund recently hit a new 52-week high. Shares of IYF are up approximately 24.17% from their 52-week low of...