Stock Analysts

Cboe Global Markets Stock in Growth Groove: Wise to Hold?

Cboe Global Markets, Inc . CBOE remains well-poised for growth, banking on compelling product portfolio, prudent acquisitions and effective capital deployment. Estimates for the Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) options exchange have been revised upward over the past 30 days, reflecting analysts’ confidence in the stock post solid second-quarter 2018 results. […]

Momentum Stocks

Bull of the Day: First Cash, Inc.

We’ll start with the elephant in the room. First Cash, Inc (FCFS) is, at its core, an operator of pawn shops. Pawn shops often carry a negative connotation as seedy enterprises in a rough part of town that most consumers would actively seek to avoid […]

Economic Data

Index Enters September Trading

With the white slacks packed away for another year and getting out the leather soled shoes again, we emerge from this year’s Labor Day holiday with work to do and plenty on our collective plate. Economic data will loom large this week, culminating in the big non-farm payroll report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday morning. Today’s economic data points will have to wait til after the opening bell, but the results will be telling: ISM Manufacturing data for August, along with Construction Spending for July, are expected at 10am Eastern […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

Honeywell Acquires Leading Developer Of Technologies For Natural Gas Liquids And Sulfur Recovery

Honeywell Acquires Leading Developer Of Technologies For Natural Gas Liquids And Sulfur Recovery Acquisition of Ortloff Engineers, Ltd., expands Honeywell’s capabilities to help customers maximize returns on gas processing and oil refining investments Ortloff has unique, best-in-class technology proven through existing customer set and long-term partnership with Honeywell UOP PR Newswire DES PLAINES, Ill., Sept. 4, 2018 DES PLAINES, Ill. , Sept […]

Stock Analysts

Synaptics Voice Technology Features in TCL’s Televisions

Synaptics Incorporated SYNA recently announced that TCL Corporation has adopted its AudioSmart far-field voice (FFV) technology for television sets that have Alexa built in, the smart speaker from Amazon AMZN . The new televisions from TCL will be exhibited at IFA 2018. Apart from being enhanced with AudioSmart FFV digital signal processors (DSPs), the television sets can be controlled by customers via voice commands due to the in-built smart speaker. […]