Author: Devin Weiss

The worst of the credit crisis is now probably behind us, but the banking system is not yet out of the woods, as there are still many significant challenges ahead. Ten of the nation’s largest banks have received the...

School Specialty’s (SCHS) fiscal fourth quarter sales came in as expected, but the company’s earnings easily beat our estimate thanks to strong cost-cutting efforts. The company did not provide specific guidance for...

O2Micro International Ltd. (OIIM) now expects better second-quarter sales than it had previously thought, which has sent shares of the company higher by 8% today. That’s more than enough for the company to make the Zacks...

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) discovers, develops, manufactures and sells a diversified line of healthcare products. We expect almost 10% EPS growth over the next five years driven by strong sales of Humira and the company’s...

Key Points: Estimate increases outnumber cuts by 5:4 margin Second Quarter total net income expected to be down 36.0% year/year Third quarter expected to be down 23.1% year/year Full year 2009 expected to fall 12.3%, implies...

The Zacks Rank Buys featured in this article are: Elbit Systems Ltd. (ESLT), Buckle, Inc. (BKE), Lumber liquidators, Inc. (LL), Gymboree Corp (GYMB), and Pennantpark Investment Corp (PNNT). Elbit Systems Ltd. (ESLT) has been...

Advanced Auto Parts (AAP), Sanderson Farms Inc. (SAFM), American Dairy Inc. (ADY), Ctrip.com International (CTRP) and Goldman Sachs, Inc. (GS). Advanced Auto Parts (AAP) recently touched and deflected off of its 52-week high on...

Highlighted stocks include RockTenn Company (RKT), Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (RGR), Air Methods Corporation (AIRM), Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (DPS) and Big Lots, Inc. (BIG). RockTenn Company (RKT), the packaging...

Gammon Gold Inc. (GRS) recently hit a 6-month high at $8.50 after rebounding nicely from a trend line in mid-May. The current rally kicked off in early December after shares bottomed out just above $2.50, having since edged...

Much of what we buy in retail stores is imported from outside the US. Those goods are typically shipped to one of our nation’s ports. Tracking the activity of those ports gives us a good idea about how optimistic or...