Not only do many people enjoy the tactile process ofreading physical newspapers or magazines, but they offer the secondary value in helping to kindle fires, housebreak puppies, pack dishes, and line birdcages.
Mike is a value investor who spends hours each day online reading about the companies he invests in and listening to downloads of management conference calls.
The rapid loss of market value so soon after a bullish comment from a chief executive may, judging by one readingof Enron's experience, get prosecutorial juices going, should the financial crisis get so bad that the public demands locking up some prominent Wall Streeters.