freakonomics
Stocks, reporting, post hoc narratives, and how people follow each other.
The Freakonomics blog at the New York Times has a
contemplation of how we really
have no idea why stocks go up and down as they
do. Alan Greenspan admitted as much to Jon Stewart
last year. Don't be too sad. I recommend you and
your brain read the Black Swan by Nassim Taleb.