The Increase in Stock Prices in 2009 and 2010 Was

question 11

Multiple Choice

The increase in stock prices in 2009 and 2010 was

• A)largely due to the sharply increased uncertainty regarding the strategically critical financial sector.
• B)totally irrational and unjustified by any fundamental determinants of stock values.
• C)the result of an elaborate conspiracy by greedy manipulators to ruin the Big Three automakers.
• D)a consequence of the rebound of those years.

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