You Are Perusing the Reuters News Web Page and Read

question 18

Multiple Choice

You are perusing the Reuters news Web page and read the following: "NEW YORK, Aug 18 (Reuters) Major U.S. airlines will see a 6 percent drop in passengers during the eight-day Labor Day holiday period as high oil prices continue to roil the industry, the airlines' trade organization predicted on Monday." Using the efficient-markets hypothesis, you believe and expect to see .

• A)airlines will go bankrupt; stock prices fall
• B)airline stock prices are currently undervalued; stock prices rise
• C)airline stock prices are currently overvalued; stock prices fall
• D)airline tickets will fall; fewer passengers traveling

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