i think this is really a result of the overly-inflated market we had 2 years ago. part of the reason it was inflated was probably due to poor book keeping. especially with companies that weren;t making any money. the small fish died on their own, but the bigger fish are now paying the price for theie earlier dishonesty.
things will level out very soon, i think. probably by the fall. but interest rates will remain low (and maybe drop again) to keep things from falling too much, too fast.
rates will most likely head back up by fall 2003 and we'll see things turn around as bio-tech and genetics research take the market slightly higher.
