Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

There is a buzz around markets these days, many are in complete disbelief or denial that the bull market continues to rage on. The length of this run is now about nine years, and we have barely had...

‘You can’t look at the competition and say you’re going to do it better. You have to look at the competition and say you’re going to do it differently.’ Steve Jobs...

You can see at a glance, from the chartgrid below, which of the Dow 30 stocks are outperforming (AAPL, AXP, BA, CAT,JPM, KO, MCD, MSFT, NKE, TRV, NYSE:UNH, V and WMT) and which ones are...

At its all-time high closing price on August 4, 2017 of $270,000 per Class A share, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKa) has a market capitalization of $444 billion, which is the sixth largest company.The...

After the market closed today, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKa) released its second quarter earnings report for 2017. Its operating earnings declined by 11% primarily as a result of a loss of $22...

This week’s price action in the S&P 500 Index (SPX) has tracked almost perfectly sideways, closing Friday within a dollar of Monday’s open. Friday’s price action resulted in the...

Just a "heads up" on the following Major U.S. Indices: Dow 30 above 22,000 (keep an eye on the Dow leaders and laggards for clues to continued strength or weakness) S&P 500 approaching...

A better-than-expected Government Employment Situation report was a great way to end this busy week of economic data and earnings reports. The economy added 209,000 jobs last month, which topped...

Data MixedOpinionThe indexes closed mixed yesterday with only two of the seven we follow closing higher on the day. Two more warning signs were generated on the charts while internals were negative on...

Investors in Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ:AMRN) need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the August 18, 2017, $7Call had some of the...

Investors are always looking for stocks that are poised to beat at earnings season and Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE:THC) may be one such company. The firm has earnings coming up pretty soon, and...

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:H) was a big mover last session, as the company saw its shares rise nearly 8% on the day. The move came on solid volume too with far more shares changing hands than in...

The Cato Corporation (NYSE:CATO) continues to disappoint investors with its dismal comparable-store sales (comps) trend for more than a year, mainly due to a tough retail landscape. In fact, the...

Investors are always looking for stocks that are poised to beat at earnings season and Laredo Petroleum, Inc. (NYSE:LPI) may be one such company. The firm has earnings coming up pretty soon, and...