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When a stock market bubble is about to burst, financial experts start using all the same words to describe what's going on, even if - especially if - those words are positive. Groupthink doesn't get much more perilous than this. More »
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When the world's financial giants begin creating vast artificial islands in the middle of the oceans to use as the hubs of stock-trading, it'll all be because of the speed of light. More »
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After the "flash crash" that brought the stock exchange to its knees a few months ago, data analysis firm Nanex started looking into some odd patterns in stock trades. They discovered bot armies are affecting trades on a microsecond-by-microsecond basis. More »
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A new method for evaluating which species are at risk of becoming endangered has put a target on the heads of one group you may be somewhat familiar with: mammals. Rapid-fire estimates have created volatility in the mammal futures market. What groups should you start withdrawing your natural selection dollars from? More »
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Where should you put your money in these uncertain financial times? Once-prudent investments in housing and the stock market no longer provide safe financial refuge for your hard-earned dollars. But some suggest that, when searching for a stable place to invest your money, you need look no further than your comic book collection. More »
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Yesterday marked the beginning of a new era of economic dystopia — at least, if the stock market is any guide. Former U.S. Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan called the current stock market freefall a once-in-a-century economic crisis. After the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 500 points, its largest one-day point loss since the September 2001 terrorist attacks. And as U.S. citizens contemplate the collapsing housing market and the insane bailout of lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, things are starting to feel distinctly depressing — or should we say recessing? It's interesting to compare pictures of today's high-tech New York Stock Exchange — filled in this picture with panicked traders — with pictures of the lower-tech one in 1929, just days before the famous stock market crash that began the Great Depression. More »
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