you know....

[John Kawakami]

>i never used to watch the television much.  or even listen to commercial
>radio.  but now i've got to be on top of both for my job.  so i'm tuned
>into cnn, etc all the time.  has CNN always been about the fooking market
>or what?  i don't recall this aspect of it.  i mean, it's all about
>watching the market.  and then i tune into internet radio for breaking news
>for daily reports i do.....and that's all they friggin talk about too!!
>how are the stocks doing.

People like to hear shit about things that will affect them 
economically.  The rise in stock ownership means that people are 
interested in the stock markets, and they make good "content" (aka 
filler between ads).

You should get a load of people who are into owning individual stocks 
(rather than mutual funds or similar products).  It's more exciting 
than horse racing or sports betting.  There are more stats, and it's 
easier to have more "bets" going at one time.  To someone who's not 
into it (which is most people), it's impenetrable and numbing.