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Investors shouldn't expect the directional swings in the stock market to dissipate any time soon. But there's a silver lining to the dark clouds of a growing bear market. Sam Stovall tells us why.

Medical device stocks are somewhat insulated from the volatility of the economy on a long-term basis. A combination of recent weakness has led to attractive valuations.

China might see a technical rebound after a 20% swoon since early August. But there won't be a sustained recovery until the overhang of possible Greek default is eliminated.

This week, unfortunately for China stocks, will probably look a lot like last weekSmoking valuations and healthy corporate profits in the Hong Kong market might again spur a short-lived rally, as they did early last week.

Wall Street expectations for 2011 are still mostly in tact, but longer-term projections are eroding. Despite attractive valuations for stocks, the market could see more discounts.

Like a live wire or a football, this market is bouncing around in a way that has even the best chart readers are confused. When that happens, and volatility explodes, it is best to trade smaller- and less.

Better-than-expected results by Chinese companies propelled Hong Kong and China stocks higher. But weak turnover was dominated by short-term traders watching the U.S. Federal Reserve Board.

Falling global markets and a stronger U.S. dollar pushed Hong Kong stocks lower in heavy turnover, although blue chips ended the day of volatile trading slightly off day-lows.

Buyback of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathway Fund and promises from Europe surrounding bolder action to help bolster the current credit situation enlivened the financial sector today.

Without some good news out of Europe, early trading stands to produce a downside breakout in the market and in coming weeks DJIA 9,680 , S&P 500: 1012.

Yahoo! may not be the web darling that it once was, but it does own a large stake in one of the most promising tech companies in China. Jim Trippon is keeping a close eye on how this gem will play out.

Hong Kong ended slightly higher in thin, volatile trading as the downgrade of Italian debt was another blow for investor confidence.

Small and mid-cap China stocks and Chinese property plays are two sectors headed in opposite directions, according to BOCOM International.