According to Alan Greenspan, which part of the market could spread to other sectors of the economy?

The reality is that the level of distress here definitely knocked down a couple of notches today. Stocks ended slightly higher, investors paid little attention to a worse-thah-expected inflation report, and comments from former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, who said problems in the sub prime mortgage market could spread to other sectors of the economy. So details now, the Dow Industrials as you can see at the Big Board adding 26 points and firmly back above that 12,000 level, the NASDAQ composite are up more than a quarter of a percent, the S&P 500 adding more than a third of a percent.

The trouble with Sony. It’s not a Hitchcock film, but the last few months have been a thriller for the world’s No. 2 consumer electronics firm, with battery recalls, product delays, and analyst and market disappointment. The creator of the Walkman hopes to rebound under foreign CEO Howard Stringer, but brand analyst Martin Roll says Sony has lost its way. "Sony definitely has a myth, but of late, the last couple of years they have been overrun by realign the iPods, the Samsungs, a lot of different competitors in different industries. And it seems like they have lost the touch in terms of design and innovation. They used to be a trendsetter, and now they have become a trend follower."