Aswath Damodaran

As investors watch the developments at Yahoo, where its board of directors elected to sell its core Internet business, two themes have emerged again and again.

Wall Street has turned viciously on its one-time iDarling. The rout in Apple's share price - it fell nearly 2.7 percent Thursday, bringing the damage since late September to 44 percent - has many wondering when, and where, all of this will end.

As investors watch the developments at Yahoo, where its board of directors elected to sell its core Internet business, two themes have emerged again and again.

Wall Street has turned viciously on its one-time iDarling. The rout in Apple's share price - it fell nearly 2.7 percent Thursday, bringing the damage since late September to 44 percent - has many wondering when, and where, all of this will end.