Market action is ultimately outof your control but as investors we can learn how much short- term volatility we can live with and adjust our portfolios accordingly.
"We feel it is very important that the littoral countries take strong action against these criminals as soon as possible before the situation gets outofcontrol, " said Pottengal Mukandan, the director of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB).
Mr Obama is by no means alone in urgently wanting more action to stop the crisis in its tracks before it spirals even further outofcontrol, wrecks the European economy and sends shock waves across the Atlantic.