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Which Stocks Look Ready to Surge and Sink with Earnings Next Week? (ORCL, FDX, RIMM, KMX, WAG)

Posted by Max Magee at 10:55PM on December 14th

Stocks tend to be most volatile around earnings season, when a good or bad report can make or break it. However, a good or even great earnings report doesn’t necessarily translate into a huge pop for a stock.

During earnings season,…

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Tech Carnage, But Otherwise Not All Bad (ORCL, NKE, KMX, PAYX, BTX, HZNP)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:45PM on December 21st

While the tech sector was unable to escape the wrath of investors after Oracle’s (ORCL) poor quarter, the broader market held up fairly well, with the major market averages finishing mixed. The news that the European Central Bank initiated a new…

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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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Are Choppy Waters Ahead? (ADBE, KMX, JBL, AZN, XRAY, CSUN, VIT)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 5:29PM on June 22nd

After a solid start to the day, stocks sold off after the Fed predicted slower economic growth but didn’t offer any more plans for further stimulus with QE2 coming to an end. We’re expecting stocks to still drift lower through…

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Morning Spy: Waiting On The FOMC (JVA, TZOO, HTM, KMX, ZX, AAPL, RIMM, YHOO)

Posted by Eric Monte at 10:35AM on June 22nd

The markets opened mildly lower on Wednesday. The weakness might be attributed to a response to Greece’s confidence vote, which took place last night. Another reason for the markets lackluster start could be cautiousness around potential comments from the FOMC…

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The Market Closes Out a Strong Q1 (KMX, MOS, DRYS, LWSN, WTW, CONN)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 5:03PM on March 31st

Stocks had a choppy trading session to close out the month, with the market eventually ending mixed. Overall, the first quarter was a very good one for stocks, with the S&P ending up 5.4%.

The Fitness and Dieting Stocks Index was the…

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Stocks Set on Cruise Control (ADBE, PAYX, KMX, DRI, CLUB, ORN)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 5:06PM on December 21st

Stocks posted solid gains for the trading session on another relatively quiet day on Wall Street. Earnings were generally good, although we were expecting better results from Darden (DRI), which owns the Olive Garden, Red Lobster, and Texas Longhorn sit-down restaurant…

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‘Bottom-Up’ Akre a Young Fund Worth Watching (AKREX, AMT, MKL, LAMR, DLTR, ESGR, MA, KMX, ROST, BRK.A, PENN, BRK.B)

Posted by Jason Smith at 9:28AM on November 29th

After steering the FBR Focus fund to 12% average annual gains from 1997 through July of 2009, and outperforming 99% of mutual fund peers in the process, Chuck Akre launched his own Akre Focus Retail (AKREX) fund in August of last…

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Billionaire Buffett Builds Cash Hoard in Q3 (BRK.A, HD, NRG, IRM, RSG, KMX, SYA, BK, WFC, JNJ, PG, MCO, NKE, KO, BRK.B)

Posted by Owen Vater at 9:42AM on November 16th

After reporting a nearly $35 billion cash position at the end of the third quarter, traders began speculating whether Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) may be on the lookout for another major acquisition, and while there’s still no telling what Buffett has…

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A Look at the Holdings of a Closely Watched ‘Mini-Berkshire’ (MKL, BRK.A, WMT, XOM, KMX, GE, DIS, JNJ, MAR, BRK.B)

Posted by Max Magee at 9:04AM on November 15th

A closely watched value-oriented Pro was making big moves in the market during Q3.

Markel (MKL) is sometimes likened to Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) because, as with billionaire Warren Buffett’s firm, Markel’s primary business of specialty insurance has been combined with a track…

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