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The FedEx Bump (FDX, DFS, WGO, NVLS, LRCX, ZOLL, CAGC)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:52PM on December 15th

Stocks finished higher on the day, bolstered by a solid report and outlook from FedEx (FDX), although the major market averages closed well off their highs. The U.S. economic data, meanwhile, continues to be positive. However, Europe’s financial woes continue to…

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Even Gold Went Down (KMX, FDX, DFS, HON, FDX, EDV, LYSCF)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:59PM on September 22nd

There were few places to hide today. Stocks got pummeled, oil plunged, and even the price of gold sunk. Weak European economic data, coupled with FedEx (FDX) reducing its guidance on Asian weakness and the lingering aftereffects of yesterday’s Fed statement…

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Morning Spy: Back To Reality (REE, HYGS, BYI, DFS, STEM, P, HLTOY, DTEGY)

Posted by Eric Monte at 10:40AM on June 15th

The markets have reverted back to their old ways today as the S&P 500 is down almost 1%. The markets have struggled over the last month and are continuing that trend today. The move might be attributed to the CPI…

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Credit Card Stocks Still Feeling The Pain (MA, V, BAC, JPM, WFC, DFS, AXP)

Posted by Jason Smith at 12:58PM on December 17th

A day after plunging on news of a Federal Reserve proposal that could slash debit card transaction fees by 90%, the Credit Card Stocks Index is in the red again today, down 1.3%. Over the past week, the Index was…

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Economic Data Continues to Improve (FDX, GIS, DFS, WGO, URG, V)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 5:18PM on December 16th

Stocks rose after the day’s economic data was once again generally positive. Unlike the past few sessions, the market didn’t give into any late-day selling pressure. All in all, we continue to expect the market to have a solid end…

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Smartphone Payment Partnership Puts Credit Cards In Focus (T, VZ, VOD, DFS, BCS, DTEGY, V, MA, AXP, GOOG, RIMM, GE)

Posted by Jason Smith at 2:36PM on November 16th

Back in August, we noted a Bloomberg report suggesting that AT&T (T) and Verizon Wireless, a joint venture between Verizon Communications (VZ) and Vodafone Group (VOD), could be teaming up with Discover Financial Services (DFS) and Barclays (BCS) to develop a potentially game-changing mobile payment platform. Today,…

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Bulls Charge Through Technical Ceiling (DFS, C, LEN, CBE, IBM, NZ, HEV)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:40PM on September 20th

On Thursday, we said from a technical perspective that the market was coming up against a ceiling, and investors were waiting to see if stocks would break out or return to oscillating mode. Well, stocks decided to break out today,…

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Barron’s Bullish On MasterCard After Repurchase Plan (MA, V, DFS, AXP, BRK.A, BRK.B)

Posted by Jason Smith at 2:36PM on September 15th

MasterCard (MA) shares traded higher by 6% on Wednesday after the company calmed investors by authorizing a $1 billion stock buyback and forecasting net income growth of at least 20% this year. According to coverage by the Associated Press, the company…

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Few Sectors Immune To Weekly Sell-Off (HTHT, LONG, CTRP, DFS, MA, CIGX, PM, VGR)

Posted by Jason Smith at 1:53PM on June 25th

The Dow rallied into positive territory in early-afternoon trading on Friday, but stocks are set to end the week deep in the red as economic jitters rejuvenated the bears on Wall Street. Select individual performers were able to outperform for…

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Stocks Retreat As Economic Fears Return (CAG, DFS, MKC, NKE, OSIR)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:50PM on June 24th

Stocks took it on the chin today as economic fears have once again have crept back into investor minds. The fear mongering is yet again reaching high levels, with some economists and pundits comparing the economy and market to the…

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