61. In effect, the First Jersey investors were bidding up the stock price among themselves, but First Jersey was keeping the markups, the judge found. 62. In addition, investors have bid up the multiples they are willing to pay for stocks over the last two years. 63. In anticipation of stock splits, they are bidding up stocks by extraordinary amounts. 64. In spite of strong earnings, investors failed to bid up the bank shares, expressing their concern that rising interest rates will affect future earnings. 65. In the boom years it got bid up too high. 66. In the face of higher-than-expected profits, investors are likely to bid up stocks. 67. In November, investors even bid up a company, Microtest Inc., that Gilder had mentioned in passing and was not recommending in any way. 68. In theory, at least, that would lessen inflationary pressures by making it harder for workers to bid up wages. 69. Initially, investors bid up MCI bonds because GTE has a higher credit rating than WorldCom. 70. Indian Stocks rose after as foreign institutional investors bid up shares on expectations prices will rise by the time Indian general elections are over in May. |