Have you wished that back in the middle of 2003 you'd recognized that the economy was recovering and that when Apple’s (AAPL) new Macs and iPods were starting to fly off the shelves you'd purchased the stock for something in the $6-$7 range? It’s had some fits and starts over the last six years but had you stuck with the stock based upon those new products and others you'd have had the pick of a lifetime to be sure.That type of opportunity doesn’t come around very often but when you look back in retrospect one of the common threads ...

Is it Friday yet?Asian stocks were up yet again. The Hang Seng and the Nikkei rose 0.51% and 1.77% respectively. European stocks were however a bit of a mixed bag early this morning. And here in the US we’re currently trading lower. Here’s what I’m focused on this morning:JPMorgan Chase (JPM): JPMorgan reported a terrific third quarter yesterday. In case you didn’t hear it put up $0.82 which was a country mile better than the $0.52 Wall Street had been expecting. Not surprisingly the stock had a good day yesterday and is flirting with its 52-week high.My thoughts:1. Clearly ...

The tech sector edges lower early Thursday, as shares of Amazon.com fell.

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday’s session are AMD, Baxter, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Google, IBM, Lazard, New York Times, Nokia, Polaris, and Xilinx.

U.S. stock futures held steady Thursday ahead of a gamut of earnings from giants like Citigroup, Nokia and Goldman Sachs and a host of economic releases including inflation and two key regional indexes.