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FedEx: A View After a Bummer Report

FedEx's pullback is warranted after it warned that things aren't as rosy as they appear, but that comes after it said things were great the last time they talked.

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After Exxon and XTO, What's Next?

Exxon's surprise acquisition of XTO Energy is widely expected to set off a wave of mergers and acquisitions in the energy sector. So which independent company do you think will be the next one tapped by the energy giants?

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Gold: Is Your Money Better Off in the Bank?

As gold prices continue to fall, TheStreet calculates that you're likely better off putting your money in a savings account.

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Get Your Claws in CAT: China Watch Mail Bag

NEW YORK -- With Caterpillar signing a joint venture deal with a Chinese company to  create a remanufacturing business, Bryan Ashenberg, portfolio manager for the Breakout Stocks portfolio, explains how to play the stock.

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They Just Don't Get Fed Ex!

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK -- Marek Fuchs, TheStreet's media critic, sobs over conflicting stories on Fed Ex.

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They Just Don't Get Oracle!

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK -- Marek Fuchs, TheStreet's media critic, pokes the media for ignoring Oracle's positive oracling.

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Big Business Can Play Santa

Citigroup's announcement to suspend foreclosures and evictions for 30 days for 4,000 borrrowers is a nice idea that should be replicated by other businesses.

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Umpqua Gets Creative: Best in Class

While many community banks are still struggling with fallout from the housing sector, Umpqua is using unconventional methods to build its deposit base.

Between the Lines
Dave's Daily
Dave's Daily: Quad Witching Weirdness

Strong earnings from Oracle and Research In Motion were bullish stories Friday and financials reversed their recent losing trend, perhaps the result of options expiration shenanigans.

Banks & Insurers
Banks Fail in Six States

Regulators close seven small banks Friday, bringing the 2009 total of failed U.S. bank and thrifts to 140.

Technology
Apple: Seven Reasons Shorts Love It

Apple is loved by shorts for reasons including the stock's resiliency, the company's predictability and its vulnerability to losing Steve Jobs.

Biotech
Genzyme Founder Says CEO Must Go: Exclusive

Genzyme founder Sheridan Snyder says Chairman and CEO Henri Termeer (above) needs to resign his posts if the troubled biotech firm is to right itself.

ETFs
Dion's Weekly ETF Winners and Losers

ETF investors became so bullish on the U.S. dollar that they forced another halt in the creation of PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Bullish Fund.

Earnings
Darden Spikes on Earnings Beat

Darden is soaring a day after it reports better-than-expected quarterly earnings.

IPOs
Poll Swings and Misses on IPOs

In a disappointing week for IPOs, TheStreet users miss the mark in attempting to peg the most successful deal.

Mergers & Acquisitions
After Exxon and XTO, What's Next?

Exxon's surprise acquisition of XTO Energy is widely expected to set off a wave of mergers and acquisitions in the energy sector. So which independent company do you think will be the next one tapped by the energy giants?

TheStreet Ratings
Five Mid-Cap Stocks for 2010

Sybase, DeVry, Prosperity Bancshares, Church & Dwight and Balchem are rated 'buy.'

Winners & Losers
'Fast Money' Recap: Tech Talk for 2010

Traders discuss Research in Motion, Oracle and several tech stocks. Terranova sees double-digit growth in tech next year.

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