Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Industrial metals had a sizzling 2021. Vaccines, therapies and President Biden’s $1.2-trillion infrastructure bill instilled considerable optimism in the markets as it calls for faster return to...

Stocks rallied sharply following the Fed announcement on Wednesday, with the VIX collapsing after the event risk was removed. It was a mirror image of what we saw last Tuesday.There was not much that...

Earlier this week, the NFIB released the results of its November survey of small businesses. This report has important implications for investors for two reasons. First, small businesses are a very...

Thursday, December 16, 2021The 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 Alphabet...

A month has gone by since the last earnings report for Home Depot (NYSE:HD). Shares have added about 3.3% in that time frame, outperforming the S&P 500.Will the recent positive trend continue...

Wednesday, investors waited for the FOMC minutes release at 2 PM EST to see whether the Fed would be hawkish or dovish in its response to the recent Producer Price Index report (PPI).With the PPI...

Trimble TRMB has acquired AgileAssets, a Texas-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and mobile solutions provider for transportation asset lifecycle management.AgileAssets offers advanced analytics to...

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...

If you are thinking FedEx (NYSE:FDX) is going to have a strong quarter, you are probably right. The company is forecasting a 10% increase in holiday deliveries that, when coupled with all the price...

Just when many companies began anticipating welcoming employees back to the office, the Omicron variant has caused some to reconsider. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Ford (NYSE:F) are two examples of...

As reported by CNBC, the sales outlook of Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) has deflated investors ahead of a tamer 2022. The home-improvement giant benefited significantly from the DIY boom seen...

Let's continue to explore the past 20 years of Fed actions. I believe the Fed has created a global expansion of both economies and debts/liabilities that may become somewhat painful for foreign...

Premium retail department store chain Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN) was crippled on its Q3 2021 results and forward guidance ahead of the holiday shopping season. Nordstrom Rack has been the weak spot for the...

Stock index futures were mostly flat before the open as investors await the Fed announcement this afternoon. The Census Bureau retail sales reports found that sales grew at a much slower pace in...