Vincent van Gogh Self Portrait painting

Vincent van Gogh Self Portrait painting
Vincent van Gogh Sunflowers painting
It may be a new year, but there are the same old themes -- a slowing economy and concerns about technology stock valuations," said Alan Skrainka, chief market strategist at Edward Jones. "There are still people that believe there could be a soft landing for the economy, but there is little doubt that it's been a hard landing for corporate earnings," he said. Robertson Stephens soured on data storage and security companies, citing weaker demand and softer profit margins during a slowing U.S. economy. The West Coast brokerage said it cut its ratings on such tech companies as Veritas Software Corp. (NasdaqNM:VRTS), EMC Corp and Network Appliance Corp. (NasdaqNM:NTAP). Veritas shed nearly 25 percent of its value, down $21-1/2 to $66, after hitting a fresh 52-week low at $64-11/16 earlier in the session. EMC fell $12-3/16 to $54-5/16 on the New York Stock Exchange.