While neurological studies have tried to identify components responsible for fear and greed, the impact on finance is less clear.

What makes this story so remarkable is that throughout my early childhood I had ongoing learning difficulties, particularly in mathematics. I struggled to learn the multiplication table, and no matter how hard I tried, I simply couldn't remember 6 times 7 or 7 times 8.

The greed is starting to turn into fear. There are markets like Saudi Arabia where stocks have run ahead of themselves.

We don't do the avian flu. DMORT is responsible for [processing] the remains only ... they don't identify, they don't do autopsies -- those are done by local medical examiners. We aren't responsible for that.

The impact on Apple is not clear yet. But the French are late; Microsoft and Apple are already dominating the market.

Fear is a much bigger motivator than greed, but you've got to save money and put it in stocks. It's like a diet - to lose weight you have to eat less and exercise.