Lest you focus just on looking for
the next great place to investor on finding
the best stocks to buy in this market, here's a brief
recap of some of the more unusual financial news out
there:
ExxonMobil and
Chevron (NYSE: CVX) that good fences make
good neighbors. It seems that a camel in Saudi Arabia that
was to be entered in a camel beauty pageant fell into a
crude-oil storage hole and was killed. Its owner is suing
oil giant Saudi Aramco for around $250,000.
Fast-food purveyors such as
McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and
Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) might want to play
soothing music in their eateries. In Massachusetts, a
couple allegedly went into a rage, hurling coins and
plastic safety cones at cashiers after being served a small
order of fries instead of the large that they had ordered.
Day traders, the folks at
Philips Electronics and
ABN AMRO are looking out for you. They've
developed a prototype stress detector that will alert you
when it's time to take a break. (Of course, we at the Fool
suggest that you
take a permanent break from day trading.)
Attention
Nokia (NYSE: NOK),
Verizon (NYSE: VZ), and
Motorola (NYSE: MOT). If you're planning to
lobby against curbing cell-phone use while driving, take
note of a study in an upcoming
Applied Cognitive Psychologyjournal. The study
surveyed people who were talking on a cell phone as they
passed by a clown riding a unicycle. Talkers were less than
half as likely as nontalkers to say they saw anything
unusual. Uh-oh.
Lawnmower makers such as
Deere (NYSE: DE) and
Toro might be facing a clipped market if
this development becomes a trend. Andover, Mass., has begun
using goats to trim its public meadow. It's seen as a
win-win-win-win solution, with the goats feeding on the
grass, the grass getting cut, fewer dollars being spent,
and the environment benefiting.
Enough silliness, though. We at the Fool aim "to educate,
amuse, and enrich." So I invite you to read
any
other articlein Fooldom for at least a little education
and perhaps some enrichment, as well.
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