--and a happy mid-week to all as our adventure continues yesterdays higher volume plunge into today's pessimistic futures. Great day to stay indoors! Headlines:
- Wall Street falls in broad selloff Independent Online - 5 hours ago New York - US stocks fell broadly on Tuesday, closing at session lows, with AIG pulling financial shares lower after disappointing earnings and as a slide in Twitter took down other names in the technology and Internet space.
- Asian shares slip after Wall Street losses Channel News Asia - an hour ago Asian markets fell on Wednesday with a stronger yen sending Tokyo tumbling after a long weekend, while a sell-off on Wall Street and tensions in Ukraine added to downward pressure.
- Tech jitters, Ukraine weigh on world stocks Jitters over the valuations of technology companies pulled stock prices lower from Tokyo to London on Wednesday. European shares got off to lackluster start, with Britain's FTSE 100 down 0.3 percent to .
- Gold likely to reach four-year low in 2014 - consultancy LONDON (Reuters) - Gold prices have probably peaked this year and could sink to their lowest since 2010 at $1,100 an ounce as the U.S. economic recovery gathers pace, consultancy Metals Focus said on Wednesday..
- Russia, Twitter, Cannabis & Approaching Volatility Storm - Minyanville