The media is so sensational these days that the average person wants to stuff any cash they have in their matress, while wearing SPF 100, eating organic glutin free muffins and pondering if they'll still have a job tomorrow.
800 point swings could be avoided if people weren't connected with up to the second RSS feeds and stock tickers from their e-brokerage account. I know several people who stay at home now and invest thier parents money "day trading" with their e-trade account.
The news reports about gas hitting 2.00 a litre, are just as responsible for the oil bubble as any other real economic or real world secenario. All people see is the Sensational news report.. I can't wait to see the headlines on the news papers tomorrow, and the "LEAD STORY" on the news tonight...
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