Author: Devin Weiss

OMNOVA Solutions Inc. (OMN) announced better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter earnings late last month, leading to a sharp gain in earnings estimates for both this year and next over the past 30 days. This specialty chemicals...

MBIA (MBI) reported net income of $3.34 per share in 1Q09 compared to a net loss of $12.92 per share in 1Q08. However, results benefited primarily from the mark-to-market adjustments in the insured portfolio, which is not...

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. (MNRO), Michael Baker Corporation (BKR), Dr. Reddy’s Lab Ltd. (RDY) and Wright Express Corp. (WXS). Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. (MNRO) reported great fourth-quarter and full-year results on May 28...

We upgrade our rating to Buy for Alvarion Ltd (ALVR), a pure-play wireless solutions provider. This follows a series of impressive contract awards to deploy several large-scale wireless systems. The value of one of these...

Highlighted stocks include Dress Barn, Inc. (DBRN), Aaron’s Inc. (AAN), Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI), and Bank of Montreal (BMO). Dress Barn, Inc. (DBRN), the specialty retailer which operates dressbarn and maurice stores,...

The Zacks Rank Buys featured in this article are: VistaPrint Ltd. (VPRT), Apollo Group (APOL), Flanders Corp. (FLDR), and Geokinetics, Inc. (GOK). VistaPrint Ltd. (VPRT) has surged since its original feature as a Zacks Rank Buy...

Highlighted stocks include Yum Brands, Inc. (YUM), DeVry Inc. (DV), Altera Corp. (ALTR), and Qualcomm Incorporated (QCOM). Yum Brands, Inc. (YUM) is set to report second-quarter earnings on July 14. The company is on a hot...

It seems obvious – but one of the keys to successful investing is to do what works. Do what works. And don’t do what doesn’t. Class dismissed. In all seriousness, the problem many investors find themselves in...

While the numbers that come out of the BLS on employment and unemployment are the gold standard — they’re the ones that everyone uses — there are some serious problems with the numbers. The most significant of...

Almost lost in the news of the employment report for June was the initial claims data. There, the news was slightly more positive — new claims for unemployment insurance dropped to 614,000 from last week’s revised...