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There is no question that pessimism is on the rise and that is why stocks are under fire. This puts added pressure on traders to react to each new piece of meaningful economic data as it comes out.

If bad news, then get back to selling.
If good news, then perhaps time for a bounce.

So be prepared for trader reactions to the Durable Goods on Wednesday followed by GDP revision and Jobless Claims on Thursday. Finishing off the week are Personal Incomes and Consumer Sentiment on Friday. As noted yesterday, we need 3 or 4 of these reports in the plus column to turn the tide. If not, then expect recent weakness to persist.

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Today's Top Stories: Wednesday- May 25, 2011

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• Aggressive Growth - Atmel Corp. (ATML) net income was $74.6 million, up dramatically from $16.6 million a year ago. That works out to $0.16 per share and was a penny better than expected. Read More...
   
• Growth & Income - Copa Holdings, S.A. (CPA) reported adjusted Q1 EPS of $1.86 per share, crushing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.37. It was a 31% increase over the same quarter in 2010. Read More...
   
• Momentum - Foot Locker, Inc. (FL) earnings looked great, coming in at 60 cents, 36% ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate, where the company has an average earnings surprise of 43%. Read More...
   
• Value - Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. (KRA) first quarter results beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 18 cents per share. Earnings per share were 98 cents compared to the 80 cent consensus. Read More...
   

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