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buy the rumor, sell the news

buy the rumor, sell the news proverb: one should purchase assets based on unconfirmed speculation or anticipation of positive developments, then sell upon official confirmation.

Proverb

buy the rumor, sell the news

  1. One should purchase assets based on unconfirmed speculation or anticipation of positive developments, then sell upon official confirmation.

Forms of buy the rumor, sell the news

alternative formbuy the rumour, sell the news

Questions about buy the rumor, sell the news

What does buy the rumor, sell the news mean?
Buy the rumor, sell the news means one should purchase assets based on unconfirmed speculation or anticipation of positive developments, then sell upon official confirmation.
What part of speech is buy the rumor, sell the news?
Buy the rumor, sell the news is a proverb.

Words near buy the rumor, sell the news in the dictionary

  1. buy the rabbit
  2. buy the rack
  3. buy the rights
  4. buy the rumor
  5. buy the rumor, sell the fact
  6. buy the rumor, sell the news
  7. buy the same horse twice
  8. buy time
  9. buy to let
  10. buy up
  11. buy when it snows and sell when it goes

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