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A Bad Rap for a Bad Market!

When the market heads south like it did this Tuesday, May 30, negativity and panic start to materialize out of nowhere. I always wonder why fear takes hold so fast. To me big market swings imply too much speculation. Investors should be just fine. If you can tolerate some of my amateurish musing read on.

 

Rap this in the Wall Street Journal

The Market rocks back and forth

'Cause no one knows what anything's worth

Speculators, day traders and stupid people bleed

Running from rumors and data they cannot read

Knee jerk reactions by second guessers

Monday morning quarterbacks called analysts

Whose track record is one of shame

Making lame calls that bring them fame

So they blabber on with worthless information

Continue reading A Bad Rap for a Bad Market!

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DJIA-89.2312,801.23
NASDAQ-23.352,903.88
S&P 500-9.311,342.64

Last updated: February 12, 2012: 11:01 PM

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