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VIDEO: Short Selling Stocks Was Invented As Revenge

In the early 1600s, there was only one stock and it didn't take long before a man named Isaac Le Maire tried to manipulate the price. (NPR)
In the early 1600s, there was only one stock and it didn't take long before a man named Isaac Le Maire tried to manipulate the price. (NPR)

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