Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Earnings season is picking up steam. This week is key because there will be a big cross section of names reporting earnings from many different sectors including the railroads, big industrials,...

The top news stories from last week are Facebook’s (NASDAQ:FB) Messenger Ads entering beta, Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) offering broadband in rural America, HP (NYSE:HPQ) regaining the...

The tech-heavy Nasdaq staged a spectacular rebound to post its longest run of gains in two years on Jul 18. Boosted by stellar results from Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) , the index has now increased...

Undeniably, U.S. banks will get a shot in the arm if the Trump administration’s proposed reforms to lower corporate taxes and ease banking regulations come into effect. An expected continuation...

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today a new feature coming to its mobile app called “Amazon Pay Places” that will allow users to pay for in-store items and order meals for pick-up...

Shares of First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) are up on Wednesday after a strong analyst upgrade and a string of other positive solar-related news that has emerged over the past week.Axiom Capital analyst...

W.W. Grainger, Inc.’s (NYSE:GWW) second-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings per share of $2.74 came in 5% lower than the prior-year figure of $2.89. Earnings, however, beat the Zacks Consensus...

Foreign investment in U.S. housing has surged 49% from April 2016 to March 2017, per the National Association of Realtors.The data is based on responses from 6,000 realtors for a survey conducted by...

Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW) , a manufacturer, distributor and retailer of paint and coatings, will release its Q2 earnings report on Wednesday.Sherwin-Williams, a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy),...

BlackRock Inc. (NYSE:BLK) reported adjusted earnings of $5.24 per share in the second quarter of 2017, lagging the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.39 and improving 10% from the year-ago quarter. A...

Triton Minerals Ltd (AX:TON) plans to develop its Ancuabe graphite project in Mozambique to feed the established and high-growth expandable graphite market. In our view, this is a prudent way forward...

Last week, I noted to members: “As long as last week’s low is not broken, the market still has a setup in place to rally up towards the 2500 SPX region.”And, as we saw, the market...

Wednesday is officially here, and that means we could all use a little mid-week pick-me-up. So who do we turn to for some inspiration? As investors, that answer is almost always the wise and...

The lackluster trade from Sunday nights Globex session spilled over into Monday’s regular day session. Going into the 8:30am CT cash open, the ESU had been held to just a 5 handle range...