Earnings Estimates Rise - Stocks Fall

So far the thrid quarter has been a bust for U.S. stock prices. Analysts are raising earnings estimates but the federal budget deficit, estimated to be 2.3 trillion this year and next, is destroying investor confidence. Adding to the discomfort are riots in Greece in Spain by public employee union members and communists over attempts by governments to reign in spending. Read summary here:

Earnings Estimates Rise - Stocks Fall