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Equity markets remain under pressure on Monday as investors await the start of the fourth-quarter earnings season for guidance on whether the rally of November and December could be resumed in January. Last week was the first down week for U.S. stocks following nine-consecutive weeks of gains for...

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD), the cloud-based and AI-powered cybersecurity platform, is poised to report quarterly earnings after the market close on Tuesday, and analysts believe the numbers will be impressive. CrowdStrike’s share price has doubled over the year so far, rising from $105.29 on...

The below report was authored by Brad Sorensen, CFA, Zacks Small Cap Research. You can find the original report here.   BioStem Technologies (OTCMKTS: BSEM) is changing the skin graft market by using the natural properties of perinatal tissue. Revenues are rising and...

While most eyes are glued to the expanding tech sector, Tracey Ryniec, a stock strategist at Zacks investment research firm, is taking a discreet peak at the all-but-forgotten dining stocks. “The consumer, as long as the job market does well, will be eating out,” Ryniec said Monday on...

The first-quarter reporting season is done and dusted. And the tidings were mostly positive, evident from the strong run up in the major averages since the commencement of the first quarter reporting season, which is generally early-to-mid April. Market Warms To Reporting Season Since April 10,...

Wingstop Inc (NASDAQ: WING) reported its earnings release on Thursday, announcing beats throughout the report, while providing positive guidance. The Q4 report came in ahead of EPS estimates of $0.11 at $0.13 on revenue of $20.6 million (versus estimates of $20.23 million). Business revenue...

Reflecting back on 2015, it is accurate to say it was another good year for investors in terms of shareholder rewards, as buybacks continued soaring and S&P 500 dividends kept growing at an impressive clip. However, against the backdrop of rising interest rates, the impact higher borrowing...

Craig-Hallum noted on Wednesday that Clean Energy Fuels Corp (NASDAQ: CLNE) is expected to receive $40 million in cash for 2015, according to the buried credit comment in the Solar Bill. Shares are up 3.25 percent on Wednesday. The stock is trading at $3.81 at a volume of 271,717 shares. Related...

Healthcare has been one of the best performing sectors of the U.S. stock market for years, but in 2015, shares of healthcare stocks have suffered slightly. Many investors began to worry about the impact next year's presidential election might have on the sector. Some candidates have voiced concern...

With a trailing 12-month operating margin of 44.1 percent and EPS for the same period of $5.03, Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) sits in the No. 3 spot among consumer goods companies. Philip Morris generated $80 billion in revenue in 2013 and holds about 15 percent of the...

According to an Oxfam International briefing paper titled Behind the Brands, 10 corporations control the world's food supply. Two of them, General Mills (NYSE: GIS) and Kellogg (NYSE: K) have seen stock prices rise in value over the past year. One company not on that list, Post (NYSE: POST...

According to a Gallup Poll released July 23, the American adult beverage of choice is beer. Of those Americans who consume alcohol, 41 percent prefer beer, 31 percent wine and 23 percent named liquor. As of 2013, there were about 2,822 breweries in the U.S, including 119 regional breweries,...

This weekend in Barron's online: the Penta Quarterly and a profile of Barry Rosenstein, as well as the prospects for Avon Products, TD Ameritrade, Pitney Bowes and more. Cover Story "Jana Partners' Rosenstein" by Lawrence C. Strauss. How Barry Rosenstein rose from an Asher Edelman underling to...

If your favorite morning “Cup of Joe” carries the name Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), Green Mountain (NASDAQ: GMCR), or Maxwell House, a Kraft (NASDAQ: KRFT) brand, be advised, you are in the minority when it comes to taste in coffee. America’s favorite coffee, once again, is Folgers according to...