Now this could be a value trap if RIM truly missed the market and is on the verge of a major shift in customers.

FORBES: Will iPhone and Android Squash BlackBerry?

Barclays warned on Friday that Petrobras could be a value trap over the next 18-24 months.

FORBES: Is Petrobras Worth A Dime?

Eaten by Software A few issues ago, I speculated that professional services could be a high-margin trap.

FORBES: Digital rules: The High-Margin Danger Zone

They could be falling prey to a consumer trap labeled "relative thinking" in a study published last year in the academic journal American Behavioral Scientist.

WSJ: Upside: Building a Dirt-Cheap Portfolio Is Getting Even Easier

Kenya - enraged by the kidnappings and the damage to its tourism industry and development plans - lashed out without warning or much planning, catching everyone off guard and sending its untested army into what could well prove to be a very dangerous trap.

BBC: A lot to lose - Kenya's Somali gambit

If this is a trap, it could be sprung very soon.

BBC: A lot to lose - Kenya's Somali gambit