Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Quick take: At the end of April the inflation-adjusted S&P 500 index price was 97% above its long-term trend, unchanged from the previous month.About the only certainty in the stock market is...

The FTSE 100 has been an incredibly interesting index to watch as of late. Between the fact that the index is commodities heavy and the roll out of the Brexit story, the index has seen some...

QQQ is Faltering in the Critical Decision Wave of its New Blue Price Channel PowerShares QQQ Trust Series 1 (NASDAQ:QQQ) has confirmed a price channel (blue on chart) on its latest little vertical...

Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) posted better-than-expected first-quarter 2017 results with both earnings and revenues surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate.Earnings and Revenues DiscussionAdjusted...

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) reported first-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings per share of 74 cents, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 73 cents by a penny. Earnings remained flat...

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE:CPK) reported first-quarter 2017 operating earnings of $1.17 missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.46. Moreover, reported earnings were below the year-ago...

Note: The NYSE has released new data for margin debt, now available through March.The New York Stock Exchange publishes end-of-month data for margin debt on the NYX data website, where we can also...

Despite all worries about the crackdown on illegal money transfer and economic slowdown, the mecca of casino gaming – Macau – is returning to life. Macau's April casino gross gaming...

Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE:EL) continues to impress investors with better-than-expected earnings for the eleventh consecutive quarter, when the company reported third-quarter fiscal 2017...

Humana Inc.’s (NYSE:HUM) first-quarter 2017 operating earnings per share of $2.75 beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by approximately 8%. The bottom line also improved 38% year over year,...

Shire plc (NASDAQ:SHPG) reported first-quarter 2017 earnings of $3.63 per American Depositary Share (ADS), beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.22 and up 13.8% from the year-ago quarter figure...

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAG) reported adjusted earnings of 99 cents per share in the first quarter of 2017 compared with earnings of 68 cents in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted earnings...

HubSpot Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) reported adjusted loss (including stock-based compensation) of 22 cents per share in first-quarter 2017, significantly narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss...

Here are four stocks with Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, May 3rd:CAI International, Inc. (CAI) : This transportation finance and...