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爱德华·博克：爱德华·博克自传·补录 102
爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导
One day a rumor became current on the Street that an agreement had been reached by the Western Union Company and its bitter rival, the American Union Telegraph Company, whereby the former was to absorb the latter. Naturally, the report affected Western Union stock. But Mr. Gould denied it in toto; said the report was not true, no such consolidation was in view or had even been considered. Down tumbled the stock, of course.
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定位：Additional excerpt 102 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
一天，华尔街传出消息，说西部联合与其死对头美国联合电报公司达成协议，前者要吞并后者。这自然影响西部联合股价。可古尔德一口否认，说报道不实，根本没这回事，也没考虑过。股价应声大跌。爱德华和跟风的人措手不及。这提醒我们：掌握内幕的人可以否认传闻来操纵价格，跟风者往往最后才知道真相。
上下文
古尔德否认合并传闻，导致西部联合股价大跌，跟风者受损。
今日一问
当权威人士否认一则消息时，你会盲目相信还是保持警惕？
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