Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

The heart of earnings reason is upon us, as numerous companies provide updates on their firm’s performance over the past quarter. Of course, beating revenue and/or earnings estimates can...

General Electric (NYSE:GE) , a giant in the U.S. industrials sector, released its second-quarter 2017 earnings on July 21, 2017. The company’s oil and gas division witnessed a decline in...

On Tuesday, “affordable” luxury retailer Michael Kors (NYSE:KORS) announced that it has agreed to buy footwear brand Jimmy Choo, a popular brand name in the fashion world known for its...

Shares of Google parent, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) , fell 2.94% in after-hours trading on July 24, 2017, owing to reduced profits. The company reported a 21% year-over-year increase in net quarterly...

Barnes & Noble (NYSE:BKS) stock received a jolt on Tuesday morning after reports surfaced that an activist investor is pushing the struggling bookstore giant to sell.The Wall Street Journal...

One of the leading retail stocks that is starting to look attractive is the TJX Companies Inc (NYSE:TJX). This retail company operates stores under the T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Winners,...

It’s been an interesting morning in the restaurant space as several of the industry’s major players, including McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) and Domino’s (NYSE:DPZ) , reported their...

Since the launch of the first ETF almost 24 years back, the exchange traded fund industry has attained great heights. There are currently about 2,061 exchange traded products listed in the U.S., with...

Yesterday, tech markets continued the good work from Friday as buyers continued to bid up the NASDAQ and NASDAQ 100. Large Caps posted small losses but this was more about attention elsewhere than any...

Many asset managers have been bullish European shares this year. European and emerging market equities are among the favorite plays. Surveys of fund managers find that the allocation to US equities is...

Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) reported second-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of $1.00 per share, up 13.6% from the year-ago quarter. Earnings came in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The figure also...

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) reported second-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of $1.77 per share, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.80.The earnings miss can be traced back to an...

Low-cost carrier, JetBlue Airways Corporation’s (NASDAQ:JBLU) second-quarter 2017 earnings (excluding special items) of 64 cents per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 8 cents, which...

Houston-based pipeline partnership, American Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:AMID) recently inked an agreement to divest its propane marketing and services business to a Netherlands-based, family owned...