Rumours run rampant on financial message boards. The electronic grapevine has its pros and cons
Pssst... Heard the buzz? Pfizer's heartworm medicine is deadly to dogs; Microsoft is about to shut down its Hotmail service; Nokia will give you a free phone if you forward this e-mail.' These are just some of the lies you may find on the chat boards. Sure, the internet has become an indispensable source of information, but it also hosts a deluge of misinformation. Rumors, hoaxes, hype and slander make chat rooms the epicenter of unsubstantiated babble. A quick glance at Yahoo!, Raging Bull,
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