九十年代正是美国股票的黄金时期,八几年时曾高达 13%的通货膨胀率被格林斯潘前一任的联储会主席 Paul Volcker 压低到3%,企业扩张有了低廉的资本;苏联解体后,俄国和各个东欧国家给美国产品提供了新的消费品市场;中国的对外开放不仅使中国成为美国产品的市场,还让许多外包的美国公司降低了生产成本;再加上电脑和互联网的日益普及,以及基因工程的新发明等等,股价攀升似乎是天经地义的事情。那可真是个火爆的时期啊,印象比较深的是 Netscape 和 Boston Market 的股票上市,首日股价上涨好几倍。也还记得学校旁边中餐馆的带位小姐告诉我,她相信雅虎股票会让她提早退休,当时雅虎股价好像是三位数。
Goldman Sachs traders in London and New York made a daily profit of more than $100 million (58.8 million British pounds) on an astonishing 46 days during the past quarter. The record figure revealed by the bank this afternoon meant it broke the $100 million-a-day barrier on three out of every four working days. As market conditions improved during the quarter, it easily beat its 34-day record for making that figure in January, February and March. Goldman lost money on trading activities on only two days in April, May and June, compared with eight days in the preceding three months ...