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Ostensible economic bellwether FedEx (NYSE: FDX) is scheduled to step into the earnings spotlight midweek, and the consensus forecast calls for earnings growth. Analysts are also looking for earnings growth from homebuilder Lennar (NYSE: LEN), tech giant Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) and retailer Rite...

FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) shares have come under pressure recently, despite the tailwind of falling crude oil prices and a supposedly growing global economy. What gives, and what is next for this leading transport? FedEx shares got a big lift on Tuesday thanks primarily to the...

U.S. stocks were slightly higher as the Dow and S&P 500 indices continue hitting new all-time highs following positive comments from the Fed's Chief Janet Yellen earlier this week. The Dow continues to flirt with the 17,000 mark and hit a historical intra-day high of 16,978.0 Friday...

U.S. stocks were little changed the day after investors and traders were reassured by the Federal Reserve that interest rates will not rise in the near-term. The U.S. government reported that fewer Americans filed claims for jobless benefits in the previous week, partly helping the S&P 500...

U.S. stocks rose as investors and traders digested comments from the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve Open Committee announced that it will further taper its asset purchases by another $10 billion. The Fed is now committing towards purchasing $35 billion of assets per month. The Fed also...

Scheduled quarterly reports from BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY), FedEx (NYSE: FDX), Kroger (NYSE: KR), Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) and will highlight the coming week on the earnings front. Analysts are looking for year-over-year growth on the top and bottom lines for all of them,...

U.S. stocks were mixed as the Dow finished in positive territory and the S&P 500 index turned negative after rising to within two points of its record close. The Nasdaq also turned negative towards the end of the day, declining for the third straight day. Earnings continue to come in mixed...

One big advantage brick-and-mortar retailers have had over Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and other e-commerce companies is “immediacy.” Customers could walk into a store, see something, buy it, and take it home. With Amazon, they have to place an order and wait for the package to arrive – anywhere from...

U.S. stocks recovered most of Wednesday's losses after Fed Chief Janet Yellen spooked the markets a bit by hinting a rate hike could occur as soon as six months after the central bank terminates its quantitative-easing program. Investors found positives in several economic reports released...

The Fed announced that it will increase its tapering by a further $10 billion in addition to dropping the 6.5 percent unemployment rate threshold which has been the target rate to hike the Fund Funds rate. Thirteen of 16 Fed officials expect the Fed Funds rate to rise by the end of 2015. The...

Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com. FedEx: Earnings miss This morning, FedEx (NYSE: FDX) reported its third quarter results. The company announced an EPS of $1.23, missing the consensus estimate of $1.46. Revenue of $11.3 billion missed the consensus estimate of $11.46...

Fiscal third-quarter results from ostensible economic bellwether FedEx (NYSE: FDX), consumer goods giant Nike (NYSE: NKE) and leading technology company Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) will be the highlights on the earnings front this week. Packaged food producers ConAgra (NYSE: CAG) and General Mills (...

It's fine and dandy to be long momentum stocks when they are on their parabolic moves higher. However, once the tide turns, it can get really ugly in a hurry. There is no better example of this price action than Tuesday's activity in the fuel cell sector, Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) in particular....

For the first time in the new year, markets ended the day on a positive note. While it is only a few days in, markets appear to have started off 2014 on uncertain footing. Investors and traders found some positives in the U.S. trade deficit which fell to its lowest level in four years, an...

Monday's trading session featured a plethora of analyst upgrades and downgrades. With little key economic data released, markets were relatively tame as major indices failing to meaningfully move in any one direction. The Senate appears to be set to officially Janet Yellen to lead the Federal...