stock market

Genitorial: Sex Hormones Affect Male Investors?

April 16, 2008 - A recent study from the University of Cambridge argues that the male sex hormone, testosterone, can lead to "irrational risk-taking" among male financial investors. The study, as reported b...

Ask the Ben Bernanke 8-Ball!

March 18, 2008 - Economic meltdown looms, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is doing what he does best: lowering interest rates. At least, that's what financial experts are saying following the collapse of Bear St...

The economy's passed out, naked, and covered with crap

January 22, 2008 - The Federal Reserve, some kind of weird bank that mysteriously manipulates American life, is freaking out that the U.S. (and hence, the world's) economy is in a tailspin. To counteract the slump, the Fed—again, the bank, not Britney's ex—...

Reactions to the Stock Market Plunge Around the World

January 21, 2008 - Bombay: Spontaneous Bollywood Musicals break out in the street. The bad kind. Netherlands: Giant ogres emerge from caves, rip out windmills and battle with them. United Kingdom: Queen declares state of emergency, tries to escape the cr...