Which of the Following Could Cause a Retail Chain's Stock

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following could cause a retail chain's stock price to fall?

• A) a profit report which exceeds expectations
• B) announcement of a merger with a more profitable firm
• C) an unexpected increase in the money supply by the central bank, which reduces interest rates
• D) the opening of a new, national, competing retail chain
• E) the announcement that the firm will retire 10% of its outstanding shares

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