It reacts to news, speculation and even the news about speculation of news.
News media speculation about the motive isn't helpful to anyone.
Sylvester Stallone, in a statement to CNN Monday, referred to celebrity news websites' speculation about his son using drugs.
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But the continued bad news and negative speculation about the health of financial companies weighs heavily on financial markets, even when the rumors appear to be largely unfounded.
The news arrives amid speculation that Facebook, facing new pressure as a public company, will need to develop fresh sources of mobile revenue and exert greater control over its mobile products as users spend more time networking on phones or tablets instead of laptops or desktops.
This is the third stock within the Forbes Investor, the investment newsletter I edit, which has benefited from news related to increased speculation of possible private equity deals.
JCPenney was up more than 10% midday, thanks to couple of key news items, most notably speculation that the company could transform itself into an REIT-like company.
Meanwhile, the Italian news media are full of speculation about which cardinal may win enough support from his counterparts to be elected, and what regional alliances are being formed.
That bad news came on top of speculation about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the biggest buyers and repackagers of mortgage loans who enjoy an implied guarantee by the U.S. government.
Customers can catch all the latest Sky Sports News live, and on the move, via the Sky Go app, so even the weekly grocery shop won't get in the way of tomorrow's transfer news, shock deals and speculation.
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Next there is an invitation to the news conference, which ratchets the speculation mill into high gear.
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As far as novelty news goes, Apple tea leaf reading and rumor speculation seems fairly fruitless (no pun intended).
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Larry Broderick of the Irish Bank Officials Association said speculation had been mounting recently but the news would concern customers and staff in those areas.
Right now, all news we have about the PS4 is rumor, speculation, fannish hope, and a leaked photo of a controller that may or may not be a prototype.
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Instead, Lehman (nyse: LEH - news - people ) shares got kicked down the stairs late Monday, dropping nearly 12% amid speculation that the U.K. banking group Barclays (nyse: BCS - news - people ) would make an offer to buy it--at a below-market price.
An entire news cycle, and then some, was consumed by speculation over what the next step will be for a company that sells cartoon farm animals and pretend Mafia accessories.
The speculation intensified when Coyle missed the post-match news conference after their 2-1 FA Cup win at MK Dons.
"After news that Cyprus is selling its gold, there's speculation that other debt-ridden countries might sell theirs, " said Joyce Liu, an investment analyst at Phillip Futures in Singapore.
Unlikely confusion notwithstanding, shares in the broadband Internet provider have risen on speculation BSkyB (nyse: BSY - news - people )will launch a bid for the company.
Hintz countered speculation that HSBC (nyse: HBC - news - people ) would take a position.
This set off speculation that the White House was preparing itself for more bad news.
Each day since the announcement news outlets carry several stories about new regulations, falling prices, dangers of speculation, concerned government officials, progress on allocating affordable housing, etc.
The White House said President Clinton would hold a news conference on Wednesday after Mrs Albright's meetings are finished, prompting speculation that a summit announcement could be in the works.
Shares of Morgan Stanley (nyse: MWD - news - people ) shot up nearly 5% in afternoon trading on speculation that he would be fired over the weekend.
Sir Paul says he quit because of the speculation and accusations relating to the Met's links with senior News International figures and, critically, the decision to give a PR contract to former News of the World executive Neil Wallis.
Speculation was that it was MBIA (nyse: MBE - news - people ) that rejected the offer.
This news caught traders by surprise, and there may be nothing more prone to outright speculation right now than world oil petroleum supplies.
Last week, SEC Chairman Christopher Cox told a Senate panel that the agency was not ignoring speculation that traders colluded to bring down Bear Stearns (nyse: BSC - news - people ) in a swift short-selling raid in mid-March.
Many believe Langone's ultimate motive is to get a higher price--as well as to needle Goldman Sachs Group (nyse: GS - news - people ) for its role as advisor to both buyer and seller--though speculation continues to focus on whether he would organize a competing bid.
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