My OperaWhy stock info in news stories?!?
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 11:26:52 AM
Short rant time:
Can anyone tell me why the hell certain news agencies insist on putting stock info after every company name in a story? You know, things like this:
What's the bloody point of that ?!?
Is it, as I suspect, because investor-type-people are:
a) impulsive, with a short attention span
b) easily swayed by other people's advice and opinion
c) so stupid they can't even remember what their stock is doing
d) too lazy to do even the most basic research themselves
or what...?
It's just bloody annoying reading around all that crap when trying to follow the news!
Can anyone tell me why the hell certain news agencies insist on putting stock info after every company name in a story? You know, things like this:
order announcements from aerospace archrivals Airbus and Boeing Co. (BA: 63.88, +0.69, +1.1%) followed so fast [...]
EADS (FR:005730: news, chart, profile) unit Airbus [...]
Among the engine makers, United Technologies (UTX: 60.08, -0.97, -1.6%) unit Pratt & Whitney [... etc.]
What's the bloody point of that ?!?
Is it, as I suspect, because investor-type-people are:
a) impulsive, with a short attention span
b) easily swayed by other people's advice and opinion
c) so stupid they can't even remember what their stock is doing
d) too lazy to do even the most basic research themselves
or what...?
It's just bloody annoying reading around all that crap when trying to follow the news!
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Eliane a/k/a Ellymomable # Thursday, July 17, 2008 3:15:14 AM
MossMan # Thursday, July 17, 2008 5:39:51 AM
Eliane a/k/a Ellymomable # Thursday, July 17, 2008 5:54:01 AM
I guess it is easier than reading a stock ticker or Wall Street Journal.