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bubble investment & finance definition
Markets
that rise significantly above what rational expectations would dictate.
Recently, the stock market run-up in the late 1990s that ended in 2000 is cited
as an example of a stock market bubble. Historically there have been many
bubbles, such as the South Sea Bubble and the Dutch Tulip Bubble. See also Tulipmania and South Sea Company Bubble.
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