1.   The hypothesis that firms aim to maximize profits and that households aim to maximize utility does not, ipso facto, imply that markets will always tend to clear.

2.   A bull market tends to bail you out of all your mistakes.

3.   A lot is said about how the job market tends to favor the young over older, more-experienced workers.

4.   A tightening jobs market tends to bring higher wages, which in turn brings higher prices and rising interest rates.

5.   A. During most correction periods, the small-cap market does not tend to be a shining star.

6.   European and Asian markets tend to gain more in good times than the American market does without any greater risk when prices fall, he said.

7.   Faced with thin margins, the multilayered market tended toward cutthroat tactics, with each producer trying to increase profits at the expense of its predecessor.

8.   European bonds markets tend to follow bunds in the absence of domestic market-moving events.

9.   Financial markets tend to penalise heavy borrowers by charging them higher interest rates, as such borrowers are less likely to pursue anti-inflation policies.

10.   In a bear market, however, the notion of a bargain can be kind of difficult to discern because markets tend to move to extremes.