Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE:LMT) segment, Rotary and Missions Systems (RMS) has been awarded a modification contract to exercise options for providing support services for Aegis Weapon System...

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE:VRX) announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Obagi Medical Products business for $190 million in cash to Haitong International...

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) announced that the FDA has approved Vosevi (Sovaldi, velpatasvir 100 mg/voxilaprevir 100 mg) tablets. The drug is a single-tablet regimen (STR) for the...

The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX) is scheduled to report second-quarter 2017 results before the opening bell on Jul 20. Its revenues and earnings are expected to grow year over year.Last quarter,...

Impacted by low non-interest income and high expenses, Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS) reported a negative earnings surprise of 4.8% in second-quarter 2017. Adjusted earnings per share came...

GNC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:GNC) , a specialty retailer of health and nutrition related products, is scheduled to report second-quarter 2017 results on Jul 27, before the opening bell.Last quarter, the...

Driven by high net interest income, U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) reported a positive surprise of 1.2% in second-quarter 2017. The company reported earnings per share of 85 cents, beating the Zacks...

Communication network solution provider ADTRAN Inc. (NASDAQ:ADTN) reported second-quarter 2017 results, wherein both the top line and the bottom line surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate.The...

Kemper Corporation (NYSE:KMPR) has estimated a pre-tax catastrophe loss between $32 million and $38 million for second-quarter 2017. The losses stemmed from 15 storm events affecting underwriting...

Wednesday, July 19th, 2017As we mull earnings reports from IBM (NYSE:IBM) and United Continental (NYSE:UAL) from Tuesday afternoon and more Wall Street investment firms this morning, we also see...

Premium industrial metals & minerals company, BHP Billiton (LON:BLT) Limited (NYSE:BHP) , recently reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2017 (ended Jun 30, 2017) operational results.Aggregate iron ore...

Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) announced plans to increase the price of specific products The company will raise the prices of isopthalic acid by 6 cents per pound in North and Latin America...

Value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. After all, who wouldn’t want to find stocks that are either flying under the radar and are...

Here are four stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, July 19th:Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (ABR): This real estate finance company has witnessed the Zacks...