Freddie Mac went through a year-long stretch of heavy turnover at the executive level after the company was taken over by the federal government in 2008.

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The breakout back into bull market territory occured during a four-day stretch of consecutive higher closes that sent FCX to their highest level since August.

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That may seem like a stretch, given that on a macro level, shrinkage costs the industry about 2% of its annual sales in a given year.

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