Mass Stock Shorting
00:00 - 02:50
2m 50s

TV host Lee Gates is in a dire situation and asks his audience to buy a stock to inflate its price and save his life. This clip shows the supply and demand side of the stock market: creating demand for a stock will increase its price.

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