Tabloid Version of Financial and Political News

What if tabloids reported financial and political news?
Satire alert! To the best of my knowledge probably none of the following ‘news’ is true. Maverick inventor creates high-tech magnet that extracts gold from sea water. Price of gold plunges to $750 per ounce. Goldman Sachs public relations specialist, Mr. I. R. Squid quoted as saying, ‘See, we were right and gold will drop even further.’ Illegal aliens coming into the U. S. over the Mexican border actually are aliens. Their massive mother ship was filmed as it departed after unloading over 30,000 aliens who look just like us. Mayor of New York City worried about dehydration of New Yorkers during summer heat and banned all drink cups LESS than 32 ounces. Emergency room visits plummeted during the next 7 days. Massive green plant over 200 feet tall emerges from Iowa bean field was planted with high-tech seeds. Farmer’s name is Jack and he calls it his GMO beanstalk. Another prominent derivative banker committed suicide by shooting himself 3 times in the back of his head.

This post was published at Deviant Investor on September 2, 2014.