Okay ... make no mistake about it ...  this is a rant !

It's no damn wonder that most of the world is in financial turmoil when you realize some of the factors that affect the stock market ...

A couple of months ago, Research in Motion (or RIM), the people who make the Blackberry, released their quarterly financial report.  To any sane person, things looked pretty good !  Sales were up ...  profits were up ...  future sales forecasts were up.  Sounds good, right ?  Wrong (apparently) !  Because their numbers weren't up as much as some "market analyst" expected, RIM's stock took a huge hit that took weeks to get over !  How stupid is that ?   (Note: a "market analyst" is just some asshole with a big mouth trying to make a name for himself.)

Yesterday, Ericsson, the cell phone and radio manufacturers, released their 3rd quarter financial results.  Their 3rd quarter net profit was down $378 million dollars (US) or 28%.  Now, any sane person would say "Hmmm ... that doesn't sound good ... maybe it's time to think about selling".  But apparently you'd be wrong !  Because their net profit wasn't down as much as some "market analyst" (probably the same asshole referenced above), Ericsson's stock went up 19% !!!

No damned wonder the stock market's gone nuts ...  the patients are in charge of the insane asylum !