Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

It was generally a quiet day for the indices but the Semiconductor Index added another 1.5% as money continued to flow into Semiconductors. Thursday's gain leaves the index up against resistance and...

A good way to find new stock ideas is to scroll through the Zacks Industry Rank page. From this page you can see the breakdown of 252 different industries and then drill down to the stocks in each...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been reluctant toward approving the first quadruple leveraged ETF. The SEC put off its recent decision to okay an exchange-traded fund that looks to...

Deere & Company’s (NYSE:DE) second-quarter fiscal 2017 (ended Apr 30, 2017) earnings surged around 59.6% year over year to $2.49 per share. Earnings also beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate...

Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) infused fresh optimism into the sector yesterday after announcing robust first-quarter fiscal 2018 results. While revenues fell short of our estimate, earnings topped....

Here are four stocks with Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, May 19th:Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. (BGFV) : This sporting goods retailer has...

Friday, May 19th, 2017Ahead of the bell this Friday — strangely, almost, devoid of any table-resetting headlines related to economic data or tweets from President Trump as he boards Air Force...

Large cap funds are considered a wise investment choice for risk-averse investors when compared with small cap and mid cap funds. These funds have exposure to large cap stocks, with a long-term...

One of the world’s largest medical technology, services and solutions companies, Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) recently announced favorable outcome on its Resolute Onyx Drug-Eluting Stent (DES). In...

After back-to-back positive earnings surprises in the last two quarters, Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) delivered a miss in third-quarter fiscal 2017. Both earnings and sales declined year over...

DuPont (NYSE:DD) is taking part at the upcoming Industrial Valve Summit in Bergamo, Italy to be held from May 24–25. The conference brings together people involved in valve technologies and...

• Shares of L Brands Inc (NYSE:LB) advanced 2.7% after the company reported first quarter 2017 earnings of $0.33 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.29• Pandora...

Merck & Co., Inc. ( (NYSE:MRK) ) announced that the FDA has approved two new indications for Keytruda (pembrolizumab), the company’s anti-PD-1 therapy. The drug is now approved for the...

Benchmarks finished in the green on Thursday, boosted by gains in technology shares and upbeat jobless claims data. Meanwhile, the Dow was helped by gains made by Wal-Mart, which moved northward...