Under the New Theory of ________, Firms Could Be Held

question 11

Multiple Choice

Under the new theory of ________, firms could be held liable if their stock prices fell significantly when the firms' projections of future earnings had been favorable.

• A) fraud on the market
• B) fraud on the nonmarket
• C) the common factor
• D) collective deception

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