chinese astrology

I'm not a believer in astrology, and the very sinplified version of Chinese astrology commonly seen here in the West makes less sense than most. This table came from that most reliable of sources: a placemat at a local Chinese restaurant. |Animal|Years|Compatible with|Avoid| |Rat|1900 1912 1924...

I was browsing Bloomberg.com, a news source for financial market information and analysis, when I noticed a link to this clip labeled "Tan Says Year of Rat May Portend Losses in Asian Stocks." Curious, I clicked the link thinking that maybe it was just a reporter being cute by using "Year of...