Sound and fury
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="Market">Market</span> <span word="Turbulence">Turbulence</span> <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Lot">Lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> ‘<span word="Sound">Sound</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Fury">Fury</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="market">market</span> <span word="turbulence">turbulence</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frantic">frantic</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="steep">steep</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>.</p><p><span word="Turbulence">Turbulence</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="turbulence">turbulence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gusty">gusty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unstable">unstable</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="crash">crash</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="market">market</span> <span word="turbulences">turbulences</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="panic">panic</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="turbulences">turbulences</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fury">fury</span>”, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="panic">panic</span>. <span word="Fear">Fear</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="Nothing">Nothing</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> “<span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fury">fury</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> <span word="noise">noise</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="significance">significance</span>.</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span>, <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="fury">fury</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="furious">furious</span> <span word="noise">noise</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="furious">furious</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="very">very</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>.</p><p><span word="Again">Again</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span>, “<span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fury">fury</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="voices">voices</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="quarrels">quarrels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="arguments">arguments</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="persuasive">persuasive</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="reasoning">reasoning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gentle">gentle</span> <span word="persuasion">persuasion</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="drunkard">drunkard</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="however">however</span> <span word="noisy">noisy</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="convincing">convincing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="his">his</span> “<span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fury">fury</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="practically">practically</span>, “<span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fury">fury</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="coined">coined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="Originally">Originally</span>, “<span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fury">fury</span>” <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Macbeth">Macbeth</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="follows">follows</span>:</p>
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