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Markets finished this Hurricane Sandy-shortened week down roughly 1% today. But with the election almost here, better times could be ahead.

Star Wars fanatics are jumping for joy at news of the classic series revival today. Disney (NYSE: DIS) investors aren’t so enthused.

It’s very tempting to trade currencies. But currency is still subject to the same rules and trends of any other asset class.

Over time, these laggards may abandon their business strategy and seek bankruptcy protection. 

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), if not having fallen from the tree, is suddenly hanging precariously from a very high branch.

For the second straight quarter, the largest company in the world fell short of earnings expectations.

Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) easily beat forecasts for its fiscal first-quarter earnings today, pushing the stock above $70 a share for the first time since September 2008.

For months, Wall Street begged and pleaded for QE3. Now it's hard to imagine why.

The shares of the retailer remain seemingly impervious to sluggish economic growth and high unemployment. In fact, ROST appears to perform better when the economy is at its worst.