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By Peter Tchir, Minyanville I have to say, Monday seemed like a strange day. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) -- oh, sorry I meant Nasdaq (^IXIC) -- was down over 0.5%, the S&P (^GSPC) was unchanged, and the Dow (^DJI) was up over 0.5%. It all makes sense when you look at the shares, but it gives me a...

Airbus (EPA: EAD) continues to lead Boeing (NYSE: BA) with a 53% market share after delivering 534 passenger jets in 2011. The results mean that Airbus exceeded its target of 520 to 530 aircraft. The European company overtook Boeing in 2003 and has maintained its lead since then. However, Boeing...

European politics have been one of the main forces moving the U.S. markets in the past couple months. Traders have become accustomed to comments by politicians whose names are unpronounceable and daily rumors that can cause the Dow Jones Industrial Average to swing up and down hundreds of points...

-Norilsk majority shareholders tendered all their stock, say analysts -Minority institutional investors seen squeezed out -Interros accounts for around 40% of total stock tendered, an analyst said

This market doesn't look very promising right now. Seeing more red pop up. Financials remain the weakest industry right now. The market needs the support of financials to rally. I would not be holding any long positions in financials at this time. Money seems like it is being directed away from...

Politicians should stick to what they're good at, groveling for money to fund their next re-election campaign and making pompous speeches to stir up even more partisan bickering. What they should not do is stop making believe that they know anything about economics. If I bought Harvard University...

Cusick's Corner The Europeans are trying to take control of their issues with Germany and France meeting. The Bond auctions were horrible with the 10yr at 2.28% weakness in bonds could finally start. Gold has come off their parabolic highs and the $1800 level will be a barrier baring a major...

Gold has dominated the news in recent weeks. The precious metal has rallied over $250 since the end of June, rocketing from roughly $1500 to almost $1800. Yet, at the same time, the other precious metal—silver—has failed to keep pace. Silver went on an impressive run in April, setting a new...

Les Hinton, who headed News Corp.'s News International unit when the phone-hacking allegations roiling the media empire first arose, on Friday resigned as chief executive officer of Dow Jones & Co., the second major executive casualty of the scandal. Another one bites the dust, as Dow Jones...

PowerShares S&P SmallCap Health Care (NYSE: PSCH) is up nearly 22% year to date. The investment seeks to replicate the S&P SmallCap 600 Capped Health Care index, which is comprised of common stocks of U.S. health care companies. Top holdings include Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: REGN...