"Not beating expectations" is the new "killing it" if today's markets are any judge. First, Facebook is up 19% ($150bn market cap). Gold and silver are being monkey-hammered in their new normal "I don't always sell gold, but when I do, I do it all at once in massive size manner.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-01-30/stocks-rip-bonds-bullion-dip-bad-news-great-news-jpy-lift

The gold and silver markets are so obviously manipulated that the "Regulators" would have to notice unless of course they're in on it too.