Author: Devin Weiss

Today we are featuring top-performing “Global” equity mutual funds, which invest in equity securities of both U.S. and foreign companies. Investors can find such funds by checking out the entire list of the Zacks #1...

During the 1980 Presidential campaign Ronald Reagan asked voters one simple question for which the answer catapulted him into the White House. He asked people: “Are you better off today than you were 4 years ago?” I...

Two new recent REIT IPOs launched in June. Government Properties Income Trust (GOV) began trading earlier this month. The company priced 10 mm shares @ $20.00 per share. The company is a subsidiary of HRPT Properties Trust, an...

The Federal Reserve released its Beige Book this week, and the news for LoopNet (LOOP), which operates an online marketplace for commercial real estate, remains challenging. Commercial real estate transactions remain at...

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...

Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL) is up more than 1.5% so far this afternoon on low volume of 1.6 million shares, versus the daily average of nearly 3.4 million. The full-year average forecast for this Zacks #4 Rank (“Sell”)...

Shares of Validus Holdings Ltd. (VR) slipped 4% amid unusually high volume of 2.14 million, against the daily average of 659,040. Two analysts out of 6 cut back on expectations in the last 30 days, pulling the 2009 consensus...

The stock market has begun to discount a recovery from the global recession. Prior rallies after major declines of similar magnitude (such as after the recession in the mid-1970’s and the depression in the 1930’s)...

Sanderson Farms Inc. (SAFM) is benefiting from lower costs in its feed supplies, enabling the company to more than triple its second-quarter income from last year. Analysts are bullish, with the next-year estimate projecting 25%...

We will see initial second-quarter numbers with Adobe Systems (ADBE), Best Buy (BBY), Carnival (CCL), FedEx (FDX) and J.M. Smucker (SJM) reporting this week. Notably missing from the group are the investment bankers, the...