This is a public forum, so thanks for sharing your opinion on the matter. Although, I do appreciate your comments, please don't speak on behalf of everyone and say "no one uses this" or "no one wants that." Unless you happen to know every single person in this world and know every single iOS user, then by all means go ahead and talk for them. Otherwise, speak for yourself and yourself only.
Now, you bring up an interesting point about news stand. I hate that you cannot hide/delete it, but it's an Apple device and they can do whatever they want with it. I liked the concept of news stand, being able to read news papers/magazines on your device with richer content, but there is simply NO good content. I like to read the news, but i am not subscribing to a magazine for 2 bucks a month. There are plenty of FREE alternatives to news stands, like Twitter, Flipboard, Facebook, etc. If you despise the app soo much, jailbreak your device, download a tweak called "NoNewsIsGoodNews" and it will disappear from your springboard. You don't have to do anything else, just that 1 tweak will solve your problems.
Also, you have a misunderstanding about the 'Do Not Disturb feature. I believe you think it is to ignore people that you are trying to avoid, like blocking numbers, text messages etc. This is wrong. Do Not Disturb is just that. If you are sleeping, in a meeting, at work, watching a movie, the switch will block all alerts, but you will still receive the notification on your phone. Your phone's screen will not light up nor will it vibrate or ring. It is just meant to turn off all notifications without going into air-plane mode. The feature is not meant to block contacts.
The weather app is VERY useful. What world are you living in? I check my weather every day and it works great with notifications centre and for jailbroken devices.
Sorry to break it to you (pun intended) but the stocks app is also, a useful app for people watching the market. I know it may be a bit of a shock for you, but people DO ACTUALLY watch the market, even if you don't. I personally check is to see the price of gold and oil etc, but yes, it is useful even if you don't use it.
Opinions are great, but use fact's that you can actually back up in order to make them relevant.