Shorts wager on price declines by selling shares that they have borrowed in the hope of buying them back at far lower prices.

We have had to lower the price of some of our products, but the downward pressure on prices has weakened a little bit in the third quarter, compared to what we had expected beforehand.

The media and marketing deluge has spawned a new type of Wall Street loser: the armchair momentum player. These are novice investors who engage in short-term stock buying and selling based on media reports or an expert's enthusiasm.

if you're dumb enough to buy it i'm smart enough to sell it to you.

Profitability for the quarter was affected by the lower revenue and a reduction in average selling prices for the company's board products.

Lower prices are likely to stimulate increased demand, but to what degree is unknown.