New research suggests too much cortisol and testosterone are bad for the economy. Those crazy kids and their raging hormones, always getting themselves into trouble—reckless driving, excessive drinking, staining the family way, to name just a few examples. Now, we can safely add "destabilizing financial markets" to the list of hazardous hormonal side effects. According to new experiments, cortisol and testosterone can land stock traders in trouble just as easily as they can lead teenagers down the primrose path. We all know hormones affect how we think and act, and wild teenagers are just one of their many victims. ... (full story)