Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Visa (NYSE:V) Inc. just reported its third quarter fiscal 2017 financial results, posting earnings of 86 cents per share and revenues of $4.6 billion. Currently, V is a #2 (Buy) on the Zacks Rank,...

Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) is slated to report its second-quarter 2017 results on Jul 21, before the opening bell. Its revenues and earnings are expected to record marginal growth on a...

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) blew the doors off earnings estimates after the bell today, posting EPS of 98 cents per share in its fiscal Q4, easily surpassing the 71 cents per share expected in the Zacks...

UP Global Sourcing Holdings PLC (LON:UPGS) trading as Ultimate Products (UP), has identified a market opportunity to develop branded home products at prices close to own-label products. With owned...

Despite softness in the coffee and pet foods segments, The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM) , has managed to keep its shareholders happy through regular dividend payments.The board of directors...

Last week, senior analyst Jonathan Rodriguez brought down the curtain on one of the most successful yet misunderstood investment strategies of the last 50 years: momentum.You’ll recall that the...

In May 2017, Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd (NYSE:BABA) and Tencent Holdings Ltd ADR (OTC:TCEHY) exceeded $300 billion in market capitalization for the first time, placing these two Chinese tech companies...

While I would love to suggest that we have begun the next larger degree rally already, the market has not provided me with strong indications that is going to be the case just yet.While there are many...

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) in a July 18, 2017 report said that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth fell to 2.6% in June 2017 compared with a near four-year high of 2.9% in May. It was...

The US technology sector surged past its dotcom era peak owing to improving economic sentiment and earnings outlook. It rose to a 17-year high.The S&P 500 Information Technology index recorded a...

Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC) reported earnings of $1.29 per share in second-quarter 2017, higher than $1.28, recorded in the year-ago quarter. However, earnings per share missed the Zacks...

Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) saw its profits surge year over year in the second quarter of 2017, but its earnings and sales fell short of expectations.The steel giant logged a profit of $323 million...

Each month, I ask myself. What do longer-term equity readers really need to focus on, right now? Traders just closed out the first 6 months of 2017. What’s my answer in July? I quote Detective...

U.S. housing starts turned the corner in June, rebounding from a three month long slump. Ground was broken on new homes at the sharpest annual rate recorded over four months. Surely, Wednesday’s...