Topics included out-of-stock concerns, waiting times and parking, and a spike in positive sentiment around Cyber-Monday sales.
In a recent investment report, he jokingly offered theories for last week's downturn in specialty-drug stocks: "Concern that earnings are slowing, a preference for computer shares, the need to raise money to buy World Series tickets".
They estimated trading costs by looking at changes in portfolio holdings (which are revealed every quarter), checking the bid-ask spreads for the stocks concerned and making an allowance for the price impact of trades.Relying on portfolio-turnover statistics is not sufficient.
Why? Another recessionary downturn is likely as consumers retrench under the burden of mounting stock losses, concerns over corporate malfeasance, continuing layoffs and fear of war with Iraq.
European shares are also broadly lower in late trading, led by a sharp fall among drug stocks and telecommunications stocks amid concerns about overvaluations.
In fact, Stock's concerns are not so much about the music but the inescapable visuals.
Economists worry, however, that Americans may begin cutting back because of the weak stock market, concerns about job security and the prospect of a war with Iraq.
On Monday, Netflix shares dropped after an analyst downgraded the company's stock, citing concerns over weaker-than-expected subscriber growth in the United States.
But Dell weighed down the Nasdaq, after a Citigroup analyst cut its rating on the stock, citing concerns over weakening margins.
Another case of stock enhancement concerns the rainbow trout for recreational fisheries that results in a considerable number of hatchery fish released into the wild environment.
Stocks rose on Wednesday as stronger-than-expected economic data helped lift energy stocks, overshadowing concerns that a European Union summit meeting would not yield progress in easing the euro zone's debt crisis.
