In the First Calendar Quarter a Company Issues a Surprising

question 66

Multiple Choice

In the first calendar quarter a company issues a surprising report saying that it expects profits to rise in the fourth quarter. The theory of efficient markets says we should expect the price of the company's stock to:

• A) rise in the fourth quarter when the higher profits are actually seen.
• B) fall immediately as stockholders will be disappointed about having to wait until the fourth quarter for higher profits.
• C) rise immediately on the expectation of higher profits in the future.
• D) rise around the third quarter since this information will take time to disseminate.

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Extracellular Matrix

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