Tech stocks retreat, as shares of Dell Inc. fall sharply following a downbeat earnings report.

Rumors that wireless giant Nokia Corp. might buy Palm Inc. have helped fuel the U.S. handset maker’s stock this year, but most industry observers doubt such a deal would happen.

Apple may be having a hard time selling the iPhone in China, but momentum is picking up in Europe as distribution widens.

So how do those early pin thoughts look now? After all I wrote them up yesterday. See Four Stocks to Watch for Pins.Well Baidu (BIDU) couldn't shake 440 on Tuesday. And as we noted there was no options reason for that the open interest just wasn't there. And lo and behold neither is the stock any more.It's a good example of coincidence more than anything. The stock was just doing nothing on Tuesday but it happened to be doing nothing right near a strike price.It may pin somewhere but looks like a different strike now and perhaps pinning is ...

Well I finally got to watch The Taking of Pelham 123 which I'd fallen asleep during the night before. It's an awesome movie -- both Travolta and Denzel did a heck of a job. Asian stocks sank overnight but not by much. The Hang Seng and the Nikkei were off 0.32% and 0.55% respectively. European stocks however were in positive territory early this morning. And here in the US we're currently trading lower.Here's what I’m focused on this fine Wednesday morning:Target (TGT):The store that’s known both for its big bull's-eye and low prices released its third-quarter numbers yesterday. It ...