Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Heading into the July 4th holiday, US indices experienced a mix of reactions. Large Caps came out relatively unscathed with only a minor reaction to last week's selling.The S&P remains caught...

Wednesday, July 5, 2017The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including MasterCard...

The Q2 earnings season really gets going with results from the big banks at the end of next week, but the reporting season has actually gotten underway already with results from 23 S&P 500 members...

Worldpay, the U.K.’s largest payment processing firm, confirmed on Wednesday that it will be acquired by Vantiv (NYSE:VNTV) , a U.S. based payments company, for $10 billion.Vantiv is buying...

Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICON) has been dealing with multiple headwinds such as high debt burden, sluggish segments' performance, soft international business and a tough retail landscape....

Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE:AVP) is going through a rough phase, which is evident from its persistent dismal performances due to weak Active Representatives growth and currency headwinds. While this...

After a remarkable run initially, shares of newly listed company, Okta, Inc. (NASDAQ:OKTA) have lost momentum of late. The stock touched its lowest level of $22.33 in yesterday’s trade since...

Industrial production, a measure of output at factories, mines and utilities, and one of the leading economic indicators for the industrial stocks, rose at an annual rate of 1.5 % in first-quarter...

It was a week where both oil and gas prices registered gains.On the news front, energy explorer Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. (NASDAQ:CRZO) and supermajor Royal Dutch Shell (LON:RDSa) plc RDS.A...

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Estée Lauder Companies Inc.’s (NYSE:EL) shares have been gaining momentum driven by brand strength, rising demand for beauty products and a strong presence in emerging markets. In the...

Shares of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (NYSE:CP) have hit a 52-week high of $163 during the course of the trading session on Jul 3, before retracing a bit to close the session at $162.45. In...

Shares of Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) were up more than 3% in early afternoon trading Wednesday after new reports pointed to positive developments for the overall semiconductor industry and the...

Ecommerce -- the most happening part of the retail industry -- doesn’t operate exactly like its brick-and-mortar counterpart. While goods and services do change hands, there’s a completely...