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Shares of UBS (NYSE: UBS) are higher on the session by 0.98%, currently trading at $13.44. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. A short while ago the September 2011 $19...

You know you are great when you are worth as much as all the banks in Europe. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is now worth as much as the 32 largest banks in the Euro zone, according to Reuters. As a result of the sharp increase in volatility over the past few weeks, and recent share prices declines in some...

If we have learned one thing since the 2007 top it is that the financial stocks are the most important sector that a trader or investor can follow. When the financial stocks decline it is prudent to expect the major stock indexes to follow right behind them. In 2008, the financial crisis was all...

Global Panic! Recession? Tremendous Value... S&P futures are down 20 points at this posting. Banks are getting slammedagain in European trading; Barclays (BCS) -6%, RBS (RBS) -3.7%, Lloyds (LYG) -6%, SocGen (SCGLY.PK) -3.4%, Deutsche Bank (DB) -3.2%, and UniCredit (UNCIF.PK) -5.3%....

The large financial Stocks have lead the markets lower throughout 2011. This morning, bank stocks around the world are declining sharply lower. The leading bank stock in the United States is J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.(NYSE: JPM). This market leading financial stock is declining lower by $1.92 to $...

CNBC reported a little while ago that the European Central Bank bought €22 billion worth of Italian, Portuguese, Ireland & Spanish debt last week. This is exactly what the Federal Reserve is doing, with its quantitative easing program here. While the amount, €22 billion, was more expected,...

Here are today's Put/Call Ratio leaders… 1. Ski Mobi (NASDAQ: MOBI) 3,715 puts, 38 calls 2. Itau Unibanco (NASDAQ: ITUB) 13,883 puts, 227 calls 3. KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) 4,202 puts, 222 calls 4. Murphy Oil (NYSE: MUR) 2,997 puts, 202 calls 5. Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) 4,396 puts, 370 calls

Switzerland's central bank is considering further measures to keep the country's currency from appreciating any further. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has already increased liquidity and reduced interests over the last week but has warned speculators that it considers the Swiss currency to be "...

Shares of UBS (NYSE: UBS) are lower on the session by 5.23%, trading at $13.95. Overall put volume is now running at 5.74x the daily average, with 76% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 4,597 contracts have traded on the session so far. UBS AG is a client-focused financial services...

Shares of UBS (NYSE: UBS) are lower on the session by 5.23%, trading at $13.95. Overall put volume is now running at 5.74x the daily average, with 76% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 4,597 contracts have traded on the session so far. UBS AG is a client-focused financial services...

The markets are having another dramatic down day after a huge reversal rally yesterday. Europe is experiencing the same bank collapse the United States did in 2008. The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSE: DIA) is trading at $108.24, -4.13 (-3.68%), the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) is...

Shares of UBS (NYSE: UBS) are lower on the session by 4.96%, currently trading at $13.99. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. A short while ago the 2011...

Further extending a tiresome issue in many shareholders minds, American International Group (NYSE: AIG) is expected to file a civil lawsuit against Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) over hundreds of mortgage-backed securities. Citing three people familiar with the matter, the New York Times is reporting...

With the US markets crashing, most European markets in turmoil, Japan stagnating, and other areas of the world suffering due to the worldwide recession, where is an investor to turn? The Swiss franc is skyrocketing, while the currency for the rest of Europe is tanking. Since Switzerland is known...

What the heck is going on in Washington? In the aftermath of the US debt ceiling deal, this is a key question being asked. What is going on? Where do we stand? Where are we headed? Going against his initial rhetoric, President Obama seems to have given in to the Tea Party with no new tax hikes....