West Texas Intermediate light sweet and Brent North Sea crude to be delivered in September rose as of late, as the U.S. economy topped job forecasts on track to hiring 163,000 workers last month. A rebounding U.S. economy promises well for companies in... [...]
The RSI is short for the Relative Strength Index, which was developed by Mr. Welles Wilder in 1978. One of the Oscillator analysis, the RSI method specifies the gapping in the stock market using values between 0 and 100. The RSI method is different from... [...]
Companies in the Food – Major Diversified industry have been facing difficulties due to increased input costs as of late. The current drought is a key problem, as higher corn prices have been hurting margins for a number of key products. In response... [...]
EPS growth (earnings per share growth) shows the growth of per-share profit over time. EPS growth rates make it easier for investors to identify stocks that are increasing or decreasing in profitability. For those investors having a short-term growth... [...]
Grocery stores industry, which features companies such as Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) and The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR), have been showing mixed trends as of late. Input costs have reduced to some extent during the first six months of the year and for a few months... [...]
Many of you might know that ROI or Return on investment is the most common among investors to measure profitability. While you can use many ways to determine ROI, the most frequently used method is to divide earnings by total assets. Take an example,... [...]
Several major markets are experiencing tepid demand which continues to weigh on chemical producers. Meanwhile, European financial woes, rising commodity costs, slow progress in China and higher pricing pressure are also emerging as hurdles in growth.... [...]
Companies in the drug manufacturers industry such as Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:FRX) and Endo Health Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:ENDP) continue to be hurt by patent expirations. Many popular brand-name drugs have lost exclusivity as of late, and the impacts... [...]
Investors look for ways to compare stock prices in order to find out which stocks may be undervalued and therefore a good investment. The price to earnings (P/E) ratio is often used to determine how pricey or how cheap a stock is, on the basis of the... [...]
The cigarettes industry, which features companies such as Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM) and Reynolds American, Inc. (NYSE:RAI), continue to face rising challenges. A strict set of laws and government pressure indicates that smokers are continuously... [...]