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Q.Correct the underlined word and rewrite the following sentence.
A
Bear
expects the prices of shares to rise in the future.

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The underlined word is wrong. The correct word is Bull — a bull is the optimistic speculator who expects share prices to rise, whereas a bear expects prices to fall.

Speculators on a stock exchange are classified by their expectation of price movement. A Bull is an optimist who expects prices to rise; he buys shares now hoping to sell them later at a higher price for profit. A Bear is a pessimist who expects prices to fall; he sells now (often shares he does not yet hold) hoping to buy them back che …

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