Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

The Federal Reserve’s two day meeting came to a close yesterday with rates unchanged, and the S&P 500 futures (ESU17:CME) trading in a 3 1/2 handle trading range for nearly 4 hours. At 12:30...

We are in the heart of the Q2 earnings season and the real estate investment trust (REIT) space is buzzing with activity. Notably, Jul 31 will mark the beginning of another busy week, with a deluge of...

As widely expected, the Fed stayed put on its rate hike agenda in its July meeting but called asset curtailment its top priority. Though the job market remained steady, weaker inflation kept the Fed...

Leading domain name and internet security provider, VeriSign Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2017 results, which also improved year over year.The company reported...

Shares of BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) fell nearly 4% in afterhours trading on Jul 27, after the company reported lower-than-expected results for second-quarter fiscal 2017.Earnings...

Ventas, Inc. (NYSE:VTR) reported second-quarter 2017 normalized funds from operations (“FFO”) of $1.06 per share, which not only surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.05, but also...

Energy-based holding company SCANA Corporation's (NYSE:SCG) principal subsidiary, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company ("SCE&G") and state-owned Santee Cooper have reached an agreement with...

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (NYSE:PEG) or PSEG reported second-quarter 2017 adjusted operating earnings of 62 cents per share, which exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 57 cents by...

Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) reported second-quarter 2017 operating earnings of 72 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 68 cents by 5.8%. The quarterly earnings were also up 12.5%...

Seattle Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGEN) reported a loss of 39 cents per share for the second quarter of 2017, narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 43 cents but wider than the...

Abaxis, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABAX) – a global provider of point-of-care blood analyzers – reported first-quarter fiscal 2018 adjusted earnings per share of 28 cents, below the Zacks Consensus...

Amazon.com’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) second-quarter 2017 earnings per share (EPS) of 40 cents missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.40.Shares dropped 3% in afterhours trading in response to the...

Apartment Investment and Management Company (NYSE:AIV) — better known as Aimco — reported second-quarter 2017 pro forma funds from operations (“FFO”) of 61 cents per share,...

Industrial metals’ stocks have been the star performers this month on signs of rising demand in China and a weak dollar. China is growing faster than expected with its GDP expanding 6.9% in the...