Selloffs

That, of course, is to be expected, since the least-risky stocks tend to outperform during nasty short-term selloffs. ❋ Ben Levisohn (2011)

Other than EDS, the acquistion of both Palm and Compaq have not been viable and the selloffs are a testament to that.

Yet, when investors, regulators and borrowers rely on credit ratings too mechanically, changes in ratings, particularly abrupt downgrades, can lead to deleterious selloffs of securities. ❋ John Kiff (2010)

On Thursday, they mostly took a breather; most posted modest losses despite the major selloffs on Wall Street and Europe after Asian markets had closed on Wednesday. ❋ Alison Tudor (2011)

Correlations rise during selloffs as investors throw out the good with the bad. ❋ Ben Levisohn (2011)

The SEC and CFTC concluded that one large trader's use of a computer algorithm to sell futures contracts led to rapid and sudden selling that triggered additional selloffs in an already unstable market as liquidity dried up. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Tuesday's German Ifo survey and U.S. new homes data topped forecasts and helped to limit the recent large selloffs in risky assets, but sentiment remained fragile in Asia. ❋ Colin Ng (2011)

"That will hopefully always be the granddaddy of all selloffs," he said. ❋ Steven Russolillo (2011)

Most regional growth-sensitive stocks struggled, although some pushed up after their recent selloffs, while mixed earnings in Hong Kong and Australia continued to temper demand in those markets. ❋ Leslie Shaffer (2011)

RBC interest-rate strategist Jacob Oubina says the firm trading volume in back-to-back selloffs validates a short-term floor for yields. ❋ Cynthia Lin (2011)

Some traders interrupted August vacations to return to their computers amid the global panic that triggered steep market selloffs, sharp upward swings and then more selling. ❋ Jenny Strasburg (2011)

Its plans to raise €50 billion in the next five years through a program of privatization and real-estate selloffs are key to restoring the country to fiscal health. ❋ Andrew Peaple (2011)

Over the past two weeks, riskier assets have been hit by selloffs and trading has turned significantly volatile. ❋ Min Zeng (2011)

Some policy makers hope this will be enough to persuade the European Central Bank to step up intervention in government-bond markets to reverse recent selloffs and help bring down borrowing costs. ❋ David Gauthier-Villars (2011)

Wednesday's drop was the second of two major selloffs in oil this month. ❋ Jerry A. DiColo (2011)

Mr. Wilkinson said rising Treasurys prices were also capped as investors bought back commodities and equities, which endured steep selloffs last week. ❋ Cynthia Lin (2011)

During recent selloffs, Merck (MRK), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and Pfizer (PFE) have held up decently, though they've certainly had bad days. ❋ Dave Kansas (2011)

The equity funds incorporate the firm's overall strategy of managing for big unforeseen selloffs, known as "tail risk." ❋ Mary Pilon (2011)