1.   And the quickest way to do that is to use their inflated stocks to buy other companies.

2.   Another group of companies, with solid futures but wildly inflated stock, will keep a market following despite big price drops.

3.   But he moves markets and makes enemies when his firm issues one of its reports, which specialize in identifying inflated stocks headed for trouble.

4.   Even those who leave banking often do so with trepidation, fearing that inflated Internet stocks could come crashing down.

5.   He defines inflated stocks as those whose prices reflect discrepancies between investor perceptions and economic reality.

6.   In other words, inflated stocks and other assets can cause increases elsewhere.

7.   Investors, entranced with the concept and the rising stock price, began to buy the inflated stock.

8.   The second set alleges massive securities fraud on behalf of outside investors who bought artificially inflated Enron stock.

9.   Bad loans, however, increased following the collapse of the bubble related to inflated stock and real estate prices, Jiji said.