Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Three of the four big banks will be in the spotlight over the next week as they unveil their full-year results, with investors keen to gauge the state the country’s financial behemoths. Kicking off with Westpac on Monday, and followed by NAB and […]

After a failing to sustain an early move to the upside, treasuries gave back ground over the course of the trading session on Tuesday. Bond prices pulled back well off their early highs, ending the day roughly flat. Subsequently, the yield on the benchmark ten-year note, which moves opposite of its price, ended the day unchanged at 4.875 percent after […]

Following the significant rebound seen in the previous session, treasuries turned in a relatively lackluster performance during trading on Friday. Bond prices fluctuated over the course of the session before ending the day roughly flat. Subsequently, the yield on the benchmark ten-year note, which moves opposite of its price, closed unchanged at 4.845 percent. The choppy trading came as traders […]

Gold futures settled lower on Thursday despite having edged up earlier in the session, after Treasury yields dropped as bond selloff abated. A weaker dollar contributed as well to the yellow metal’s uptick earlier in the day. The dollar index dropped to 106.44, coming off from a high of 106.86. Gold futures for December ended lower by $3.00 at $1,831.80 […]

Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: AbbVie ABBV, Lilly LLY, Sanofi SNY, Merck MRK and J&J JNJ. Here are highlights from Friday’s Analyst Blog: Pharma Stock Roundup: Regulatory Updates […]

Investors eye businesses that generate profits on a regular basis. In order to gauge the extent of profits, there is no better metric than net profit margin. A higher net margin underlines a company’s efficiency in translating sales into actual profits. Moreover, this metric lends insight into how well a company is run and the headwinds weighing on it. Arcos […]

Volatility and uncertainty in the stock market have taken the front seat in recent weeks on worries over higher interest rates for longer time. In such a scenario, dividend investing seems to be a prudent option to fight the current market turmoil. Though dividend-paying stocks don’t offer dramatic price appreciation, they provide a consistent income stream. In particular, focusing on […]

Ford Motor Company (F) is one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com visitors lately. So, it might be a good idea to review some of the factors that might affect the near-term performance of the stock. Over the past month, shares of this company have returned +3.2%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite’s -2.9% change. During this period, […]

Players in the Zacks Computer – Integrated Systems industry are grappling with lingering supply-chain bottlenecks. A challenging macroeconomic landscape with rising inflation is also a concern. Soaring prices and persistent delays in customer acceptance have resulted in high levels of backlog and cast a pall on the industry’s prospects. Nonetheless, International Business Machines IBM, Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE, NCR Corporation […]

Today, Zacks Equity Research discusses Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM, Chevron Corp. CVX, Shell plc SHEL and YPF Sociedad Anónima YPF. Industry: Integrated Energy Link: https://www.zacks.com/commentary/2154859/4-integrated-energy-stocks-set-to-escape-industry-weakness Uncertainty around the trajectory for interest rates has made the overall energy market extremely volatile. This is hurting the prospects of upstream and downstream businesses, thereby making the outlook for the Zacks Oil and Gas Integrated […]