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The Friday Checkout: Can Red Bull energize Kroger’s quest to build a low-price image?

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The grocery chain has stopped selling the energy drink maker’s products at some banners as it works with suppliers “to keep prices affordable.”

Directly affected

  • KR Kroger

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XOM Exxon Mobil

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • CVX Chevron

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • OXY Occidental Petroleum

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • COP ConocoPhillips

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • VLO Valero

    Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices

  • MPC Marathon Petroleum

    Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices

  • XOP SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration

    A fund of oil and gas producers

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    A fund of energy companies

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    This fund moves with oil prices

  • OIH VanEck Oil Services

    Oilfield services rise when drilling follows oil prices

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
KR———————
XOM———————
CVX———————
OXY———————
COP———————
VLO———————
MPC———————
XOP———————
XLE———————
USO———————
OIH———————

The grocery chain has stopped selling the energy drink maker’s products at some banners as it works with suppliers “to keep prices affordable.”

Source: Grocery Dive

The price since 18 Sep 2026: Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “The Friday Checkout: Can Red Bull energize Kroger’s quest to build a low-price image?,” Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS) is -6.20%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.89% over the same days, a -5.30% difference versus the market.

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Who gains and who loses around Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • FAS Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf

    For “The Friday Checkout: Can Red Bull energize Kroger’s quest to build a low-price image?,” Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected FAS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bull. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GGLL Direxion Daily Googl Bull 2X Etf

    In “The Friday Checkout: Can Red Bull energize Kroger’s quest to build a low-price image?,” Direxion Daily Googl Bull 2X Etf (GGLL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected GGLL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bull. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • METU Direxion Daily Meta Bull 2X Etf

    Direxion Daily Meta Bull 2X Etf (METU) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 18 Sep 2026 story “The Friday Checkout: Can Red Bull energize Kroger’s quest to build a low-price image?.” Reason on file: GA selected METU as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bull. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • MSFU Direxion Daily Msft Bull 2X Etf

    Direxion Daily Msft Bull 2X Etf (MSFU) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 18 Sep 2026 story “The Friday Checkout: Can Red Bull energize Kroger’s quest to build a low-price image?.” Reason on file: GA selected MSFU as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bull. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • TECL Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X Etf

    For “The Friday Checkout: Can Red Bull energize Kroger’s quest to build a low-price image?,” Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X Etf (TECL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected TECL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bull. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • TSLL Direxion Daily Tsla Bull 2X Etf

    Direxion Daily Tsla Bull 2X Etf (TSLL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 18 Sep 2026 story “The Friday Checkout: Can Red Bull energize Kroger’s quest to build a low-price image?.” Reason on file: GA selected TSLL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bull. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS)

Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS) is the company in “The Friday Checkout: Can Red Bull energize Kroger’s quest to build a low-price image?,” the 18 Sep 2026 this story story.

The link for Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS) is this: GA selected FAS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bull. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Also listed, Direxion Daily Googl Bull 2X Etf (GGLL): GA selected GGLL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: bull. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

The price range for Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS), and the dates in the story

FAS traded between 136.16 and 161.95 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 152.93. GGLL traded between 94.85 and 111.19 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 98.86. METU traded between 27.74 and 35.55 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 28.67.

A simple score for Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Etf (FAS)

46 out of 100

“The Friday Checkout: Can Red Bull energize Kroger’s quest to build a low-price image?” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.