Some of the more interesting and important items for October 21st :

• Investors.com – Stocks Falter On Wells Downgrade –
• MSFT: Analyst Estimates for Microsoft Corporation –
• EBay Profit Falls 29% as Growth Plan Squeezes Online Auctioneer’s Margins – This is repayment for the stunts they pulled last year by increasing fees
• China’s `Growth on Steroids’ Risks Next Slowdown as Lending Binge Subsides – This is what first whacked Shanghai 20% in August. Seems that much of the growth is government sponsored.
• Why High Unemployment is a GOOD Thing… – The idea of Consumption Cannibalism is discussed and why companies are benefiting from a high unemployment rate.
• Search engine market share – Bing coming on , AOL is gone, Google is the bomb…
• Charlie Gasparino’s War on Andrew Ross Sorkin – Cnbc – Gawker –
• Feinberg to Order 50% Cuts in Compensation for Bailed-Out Firms –