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Kevin Simpson, founder and chief investment officer at Capital Wealth Planning , joins CNBC's "Halftime Report" to detail his latest portfolio moves.
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Kevin Simpson, founder and chief investment officer at Capital Wealth Planning , joins CNBC's "Halftime Report" to detail his latest portfolio moves.

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FedEx (FDX) earns a Buy rating, driven by a strategic shift toward premium B2B verticals and robust cost reduction programs. FDX's revenue and margin outlook is supported by healthy pricing, secular B2B tailwinds, and operational leverage from DRIVE and Network 2.0 initiatives. Temporary headwinds from MD-11 aircraft grounding and incentive compensation are expected to fade, with medium-term prospects improving from FY27 onward.

Davis Capital Management bought a new position in FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) in the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 4,158 shares of the shipping service provider's stock, valued at approximately $980,000. A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds

FDX rises 2.7% in 2025 on cost cuts and earnings beats, but headwinds and a freight spinoff raise caution for 2026.
Major closures on New Year's Day including stock markets and shipping carriers. Some stores will be open with adjusted hours. Banks and post offices resume regular service on Friday.

U.S. stock futures are trading in negative territory to start the last trading day of 2025. Wall Street ended in the negative zone in the last three trading days.

U.S. stock futures are trading in negative territory to start the last trading day of 2025.

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After a rough start at the beginning of 2025, FedEx stock is ending the year slightly up. The company's FedEx Freight spinoff is expected to go public on June 1.

Christmas brings closures and adjusted timings for federal institutions, banks, stock market, shipping carriers, and retail giants.

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. reduced its holdings in FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) by 86.7% in the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,426 shares of the shipping service provider's stock after selling 74,496 shares during the period.

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FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday after Raymond James Financial raised their price target on the stock from $255.00 to $305.00. Raymond James Financial currently has an outperform rating on the stock. FedEx traded as high as $292.16 and last traded at $287.44, with

FedEx (NYSE: FDX) and UPS (NYSE: UPS) just wrapped up earnings that tell strikingly different stories.

Shares of FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX - Get Free Report) gapped down prior to trading on Friday. The stock had previously closed at $287.12, but opened at $272.06. FedEx shares last traded at $282.2270, with a volume of 1,178,722 shares trading hands. Key Headlines Impacting FedEx Here are the key news stories impacting FedEx this

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FDX tops Q2 earnings and revenue estimates, delivered solid year-over-year growth, and raised its FY26 revenue and EPS outlook on margin gains.

FedEx (FDX) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).