They may take the $30 rise in the stock price as an unexpected end of quarter bonus. It helps a lot of portfolios. But in order to book that gain, they'd have to sell into the strength.

Amazon is widely expected to post strong (fourth-quarter) revenue, but margins may be more of an issue. Intense price competition, technology investments and increased shipping cost subsidization may create an uninspiring 4Q report.

We're just as frustrated as you are with the stock price.

It attracts a lot of eyeballs. Their distribution on UPN has made it an even more powerful platform. Its robustness is pleasantly surprising. If any company can make a football league work, they can.

Suffice it to say that the price of the stock is an important part of the equation.

You might have thought in this price environment [$60-a-barrel oil] that you might have got a bonus, but Ecuador is a difficult political and economic regime for the oil industry.