Which of the Following Stock Market Increases Is Best Explained

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which of the following stock market increases is best explained by the notion of a bubble?

• A)The late 1982 rally in which the DJIA doubled in 4 months.
• B)The decade of the 1980s.
• C)The U.S. stock market in the late 1920s.
• D)The U.S. stock market's growth in 2009.

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