Here is an excellent story about how losses and profits are made in a totally illogical manners on stock markets. This kind of stories are also an excellent lesson on why governments should only protect consumers and should not be investors in private institutions such as banks and so on.

Links:
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/industrials/article5036543.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1