Schaeffer's Daily Market Blog Features FedEx, SYSCO, McDonald's, Exxon Mobil, and Chevron.

CINCINNATI -- Among the stocks featured in the March 8 edition of Schaeffer's Market Blog are FedEx (NYSE:FDX), SYSCO (NYSE:SYY), McDonald's (NYSE:MCD), Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM), and Chevron (NYSE:CVX). Schaeffer's Market Blog is just one of the many free market commentaries written everyday at www.SchaeffersResearch.com - the home of Bernie Schaeffer and Schaeffer's Investment Research. The Market Blog is written throughout every trading day by Schaeffer's financial analysts and traders. They are quick insights to the day's most notable market activity from an options perspective. For additional information about this report or to have it delivered to you free via email every day click on the following link. http://www.schaeffersresearch.com/redirect.aspx?CODE=PROB12M&PAGE=1 .

Schaeffer's Market Blog for Wednesday, March 8, 2006:

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9:54 AM NYSE & NASDAQ New Highs/New Lows With Equity Scorecard

A daily feature of our Daily Market Blog is a look at stocks achieving new annual highs or lows while racking up an "extreme" Schaeffer's Equity Scorecard rating. Two of the list today are FedEx (NYSE:FDX) and its rating of 7.0 out of 10, and SYSCO's (NYSE:SYY) rating of 3.0 out of 10.

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12:43 PM McDonald's Same-Store Sales Increase in February

This morning, McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) turned in sharply higher same-store sales for February thanks to strong results turned in by its European restaurants. MCD announced that overall sales at stores open longer than a year increased 4.7 percent. In February 2005, same-store sales increased 1.6 percent. MCD's largest market is the U.S., where same-store sales increased 3.6 percent. The fast-food firm noted that sales of its new spicy premium chicken sandwich, popular breakfast items, and longer store hours helped offset slow customer traffic during major snowstorms and colder weather.

Europe's robust 5.4-percent increase was driven by strong results in France and Germany. MCD's same-store sales dropped 3.4 percent last February. In Europe, the burger beast implemented a number of promotions and new-menu offerings that copied successful campaigns in the U.S. Not all of the new campaigns have worked, but Chief Executive Jim Skinner noted that the U.K.'s "ongoing emphasis on brand-building initiatives" helped deliver positive results for the month.

12:59 PM Energy Lower

The oil inventories came out this morning and it was rather bearish for energy - as it showed that there is plenty of supply. As a result the AMEX Oil Services HOLDRS Trust (OIH) is down 1.30 percent to its lowest level since early January and crude oil is down over two dollars a barrel. Turning to some names in the group, I think the larger names are the way to play this group short. Two that I have in mind are Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) .

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