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Biotech shares put up a lackadaisical show this week, as reflected by the iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (ETF) (NASDAQ: IBB). With earnings season winding down, FDA decisions and data presentations at conferences served as catalysts for stocks in the week. Here're are the key catalytic...

Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) is due to report its Q1 earnings report before Wednesday's opening bell, and if recent activity in the stock is any indication, Wall Street is leaning towards the company exceeding expectations.  Shares of Target are up 11 percent in the last 10 trading days...

Investors will likely get an update on Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) progress in what the company has called a “transition year” when it reports first-quarter earnings before market open on Wednesday, May 23. In early 2017, TGT executives laid out their strategy to address customers...

Below is a list of notable corporate events for the week beginning May 21. Note, this list is not comprehensive and all dates are subject to change. All times are ET. Monday Conferences UBS Global Healthcare Conference 2018 May 21-23 Notable Earnings Munro, Inc (NASDAQ: MNRO) Q4 premarket...

Some M&A activity, earnings news flow and clinical trial outcomes helped the iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (ETF) (NASDAQ: IBB) preserve gains this week. As the earnings season winds down, here're are some upcoming week's key biotech events/catalysts that investors should stay...

For pop culture aficionados, comic cons offer a Woodstock-like environment for the celebration of comic books, fantasy, science fiction and video game memorabilia. The 29th annual Motor City Comic Con kicked off Friday with more than 60,000 fans expected to attend.  Experienced Comic Con...

Whereas the Kentucky Derby field of 20 horses still yielded nice payouts, the eight-horse field in the Preakness Stakes doesn’t offer a similar risk-reward scenario. Handicappers that went with the favorite in the Derby, Justify at 5-2 odds, profited a respectable $5.80 for every $2 wagered....

Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) stock has dropped a ways from its all-time high of $175.26 it hit on February 16 when the company last reported earnings. Since the start of May, DE has rallied from its recent low of $131.26 heading into its fiscal second-quarter results, scheduled for before market...

This week on the Estimize Roundtable, Estimize's CEO, Leigh Drogen and SVP of Media, Christine Short, are joined by Jeff Macke, head of Macke Asset Management. The group discusses the upcoming deluge of retail earnings, or as Jeff calls it "real earnings season" because we'll...

Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is scheduled to report third-quarter fiscal 2018 earnings on May 16. The company outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings in three of the trailing four quarters, while matching the estimate once. This resulted in an average positive surprise of 2.98%. Let...

Shares of department store Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) have come a long way from their 52-week low of $17.41, hitting a new 52-week high of $32.45 at the end of April.  Since then, recent analyst notes have added some pressure to the stock ahead of M’s upcoming earnings report before...

The following five stocks are currently in the midst of uptrends according to VantagePoint, an AI charting platform that uses intermarket analysis to predict future price action 1-3 days in advance. A couple of things to know in order to understand the charts below: Each chart is a 3-month...

Below is a list of notable corporate events for the week beginning May 14. Note, this list is not comprehensive and all dates are subject to change. All times are ET. Monday Conferences Coindesk Consensus 2018 Blockchain Tech Summit, May 14-16 Piper Jaffray Financial Institutions Conference...

Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) reports first-quarter earnings before market open on Tuesday, May 15. A strong U.S. economy, tight labor market and recent tax reform have been some of the tailwinds the company has highlighted in recent quarters. Mortgage rates have continued to climb higher in recent...

The iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (ETF) (NASDAQ: IBB) saw a modest uptick this week amid a slew of biotech earnings news flow and a deal announced in the space. Here's a compilation of key biotech events and catalysts an investor can look forward to in the upcoming week. Medical,...