Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Stepan Company (NYSE:SCL) , a major manufacturer of specialty and intermediate chemicals, has entered into an agreement with BASF Mexicana to acquire its surfactant production facility in Ecatepec,...

Fidelity 500 Index Investor Fund (FUSEX) seeks to provide investment results that correspond to the total return performance of common stocks publicly traded in the United States. Normally...

Shares of Trex Company, Inc. (NYSE:TREX) , the world’s largest manufacturer of high performance wood-alternative decking and railing, have been performing well of late. If you haven’t...

Oppenheimer Global Y Fund (OGLYX) seeks capital appreciation. OGLYX invests mainly in common stocks of companies in the U.S. and foreign countries. OGLYX can invest without limit in foreign...

The so-called "tech wreck" ended after only two days, clearing the way for the major indices to get back to logging new highs. The S&P was up 0.45% to 2440.4 and the Dow climbed 0.44% to...

Despite prevailing headwinds, Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) has outperformed the Zacks categorized industry as well as the related sector in the past three months. We noted that in the said...

John Wiley & Sons Inc. JW.A posted better-than-expected earnings for the third consecutive quarter, when the company reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2017 results. Moreover, total revenue also...

Novo Nordisk (CO:NOVOb) A/S (NYSE:NVO) announced positive results from the post-hoc analysis of the cardiovascular (CV) outcomes study, LEADER on Victoza.We note that Victoza, glucagon-like...

Data center REIT, Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) , and its subsidiaries’ whole lot of ratings has been affirmed by the rating agency – Moody's Investors Service – following...

Headquartered in Houston, TX, Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) is a leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America. The company provides collection, transfer, recycling...

Leading staffing company, ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) recently collaborated with Rockwell Automation Inc. (NYSE:ROK) to train 1,000 military veterans for advanced manufacturing jobs.Both the...

H&R Block Inc. (NYSE:HRB) reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2017 (ended Apr 30, 2017) adjusted earnings from continuing operations of $3.76 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of...

Value investing is always a very popular strategy, and for good reason. After all, who doesn’t want to find stocks that have low PEs, solid outlooks, and decent dividends? Fortunately for...

The NASDAQ futures weighed on stocks, but the broad market is marching on.From a historical perspective, this week is not the time to be a stock market bear. The market generally likes to move higher...