Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Markets began to rebound on Monday after their worst week in nearly two years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 both climbed over 1.30%. Still, analysts are divided over whether...

Stocks are currently the hottest topic in the news. Still correction or a bear market? Are we doomed or are we still good? What is this VIX anyway? Well, answering those: we are still good and you...

Maturing Business CycleUS equity indices look back on a marvelous performance since the financial crisis. All losses were recovered by 2011. Thereafter equities extended during a bull run into...

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) ,is the world's largest home improvement retailer. The company recently delivered a bottom-line beat in Q3 fiscal 2017, while sales topped estimates for the fifth straight...

Oil prices registered their largest weekly decline since 2016 as weekly U.S. shale production witnessed a sharp increase. Moreover, the S&P 500 entered correction territory, adding further...

HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) is set to release fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 13, after market close.The company has displayed an impressive record of earnings surprises in the trailing four...

Welcome to a Winter Olympics edition of the Full-Court Finance podcast from Zacks Investment Research. On this week’s episode, we explore the companies driving the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang,...

Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) is set to release second-quarter fiscal 2018 earnings on Feb 14. The company beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters with an average...

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A) is set to report first-quarter fiscal 2018 on Feb 14.Notably, the company has beaten the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters,...

L Brands, Inc. (NYSE:LB) showcased a stellar comparable sales (comps) performance in the month of January, following a marginal increase witnessed in the month of December. Comps for the five-week...

Amid a tough retail landscape Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) continued with its solid comparable sales (comps) trend in the month of January as well. While major chains are grappling...

Per an article by the Financial Times, Citigroup (NYSE:C) is planning to open an innovation center in London, the first strategic step by a U.S. banking giant in the area post-Brexit.Jim Cowles, CEO...

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NASDAQ:PPC) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2017 results on Feb 14, after the market closes.The company pulled of positive average earnings surprise of 1.53% for...

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) is set to report fiscal first-quarter 2018 results on Feb 14. Last quarter, it delivered a positive earnings surprise of 2.2%.The company’s surprise...