In the letter, he wrote, "there is significant potential for abuse when one company is able to monopolize the primary market for a product and also directly manipulate, and profit from, the secondary market".
There is a significant potential for abuse when one company is able to monopolize the primary market for a product and also directly manipulate, and profit from, the secondary market".
And we burrow deeper into the darkness... I've got an idea for this week, an antidote for the fear being foisted upon us by people who want to manipulate and profit from it.
A stand-alone profitability test can distinguish transactions that are consistent with workably competitive markets from transactions that serve no economic purpose other than to manipulate prices and profit from other financial contracts.
They decide to manipulate men for fun and profit.
That fits a broader narrative in which it manipulated the bail-out and profited from economic misery.
I must admit that I found even that a bit perplexing given that Ms. Jenner is part of a modern TV dynasty that is known for manipulating the media for ratings and profits.
The company also came under attack from one of its biggest shareholders, Oscar S. Wyatt, the former chairman and chief executive of Coastal, who accused El Paso of using Enron-like accounting to deceive investors and manipulate El Paso's balance sheet and profit statements.
In 2006, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, then the company's regulator, published an in-depth report on the company's accounting practices, accusing Mr. Raines, Mr. Howard and Ms. Spencer of taking actions to manipulate profits and generate $115 million in improper bonuses.
Are California oil refiners manipulating gasoline supplies through shutdowns to drive pump prices and profits higher?
