Authorities are bracing for wave of selling in anticipation for Wall Street's onslaught? Join discussion...

"By 2014, Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin will have sold enough of their stock to give up majority control of the company, Google announced Friday evening". So, is this the beginning of a new era for Google? Is this where they stop playing nice and start thinking about more profits? Join discussion...

Obama is reining in Wall Street in a populist move. But that has yet to be approved in Congress. Wall Street, in response tumble. Perhaps Wall Street is selling to put pressure more on Congress? If this theory is correct, expect to see more selling pressure in the coming days. Join discussion...

Bill Gates could foresee that Kodak was toast since 1991. But if you shorted Kodak in 1991, you will be toast. Eventually, Kodak stock price was toast. This is an example where business knowledge does not necessarily translate in trading profits. Join discussion...

As we mentioned in http://cij.inspiriting.com/?p=966, "What's more, the lack of participation means trading volumes could be low, which tends to amplify small moves and cause market volatility." Join discussion...

With governments committed to inflation (perhaps with the exception of RBA), should they expect any less speculation? Join discussion...

Goldman Sach's made an interesting statistic: "An interesting statistic revealed last week is that in the nine months to September, net domestic US equity flows were about zero. That just means for every dollar value of stock bought, the same dollar value of stock has been sold in 2009 to date. That might seem strange, given the S&P 500 rallied 65% from its lows, but then it's only up 18% for 2009 - on low volume." Join discussion...

The Stock Market Has Never Been This (Intermediate-Term) Overbought since Nov 28 1980. Join discussion...

David Rosenberg has his ideas... Join discussion...

Andy Xie warns of coming fall in asset prices. Join discussion...