US markets finished in negative territory during a quiet session Friday to cap off a three-day slide for stocks. The Nasdaq (INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) again showed relative weakness due to heaviness in its biggest component Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) The mid-week Fed announcement of additional QE only boosted stocks for a matter of minutes before selling pressure entered the fray. It was all downhill from there but nothing to cause any major alarm for macro investors. Overall the market remains stuck in the mud thanks to the fiscal cliff talks that seem to be going nowhere fast. It will likely take the urgency ...