The darkly comic quotes in The Wolf of Wall Street reveal a satirical take on greed and self-destruction. Jordan Belfort's addiction to money, drugs, and power leads to a lifestyle of excess and ...

Wall Street's best-known fear gauge captured the mood. The Cboe Volatility Index, which tracks S&P 500 options contracts and trades under the ticker VIX, slipped 2.1% to about 17.5 in early trading.