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From the Ted Talk by Oliver Elfenbaum: How does the stock market work?
Unscramble the Blue Letters
This see-saw of supply and demand is influenced by many frcotas. ceanomips are under the unavoidable influence of mrkaet forces– such as the fluctuating price of materials, changes in pticdoorun technology, and the shifting costs of labor. Investors may be weroird about changes in leadership, bad puiticlby, or larger factors like new laws and trade policies. And of course, plntey of investors are simply ready to sell valuable stocks and pursue personal interests. All these variables cause day-to-day noise in the market, which can make companies appear more or less sssecfucul. And in the stock market, appearing to lose value often leads to losing investors, and in turn, losing actual value.
Open Cloze
This see-saw of supply and demand is influenced by many _______. _________ are under the unavoidable influence of ______ forces– such as the fluctuating price of materials, changes in __________ technology, and the shifting costs of labor. Investors may be _______ about changes in leadership, bad _________, or larger factors like new laws and trade policies. And of course, ______ of investors are simply ready to sell valuable stocks and pursue personal interests. All these variables cause day-to-day noise in the market, which can make companies appear more or less __________. And in the stock market, appearing to lose value often leads to losing investors, and in turn, losing actual value.
Solution
- factors
- publicity
- production
- market
- worried
- plenty
- companies
- successful
Original Text
This see-saw of supply and demand is influenced by many factors. Companies are under the unavoidable influence of market forces– such as the fluctuating price of materials, changes in production technology, and the shifting costs of labor. Investors may be worried about changes in leadership, bad publicity, or larger factors like new laws and trade policies. And of course, plenty of investors are simply ready to sell valuable stocks and pursue personal interests. All these variables cause day-to-day noise in the market, which can make companies appear more or less successful. And in the stock market, appearing to lose value often leads to losing investors, and in turn, losing actual value.
Frequently Occurring Word Combinations
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Important Words
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- production
- publicity
- pursue
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- sell
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- stock
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- successful
- supply
- technology
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- worried