2006-07-19 22:42:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
because the state of the world has been pretty volatile lately, and the market is influenced by people emotions, fears, etc.
2006-07-19 22:46:42 · answer #1 · answered by nickipettis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alan Greenspan's gone; and, along with him went the style he used, which people depended upon. When you tie to that the escalation in the price of a barrel of oil, all the wars going on, the national deficit, and the lack of consumer confidence, it's all reflected in the world's stock markets--- which are tied to ours.
2006-07-20 05:52:20 · answer #2 · answered by jbarry315 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because people are kinda dumb.
Stock brokers ride social upheavals to cash in if possible. this exaggerates over all stock market reactions.
2006-07-20 05:48:49 · answer #3 · answered by uughh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It isn't
Volatility of the S&P 500 is about half what it was three years ago and well below its historical average.
2006-07-20 11:00:37 · answer #4 · answered by Ranto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋