| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SHOPLIFTERS | Manipulators of a rising market |
| stronger | (of a market) Having steadily high or rising prices |
| strongest | (of a market) Having steadily high or rising prices |
| shakeout | elimination or winnowing out of some competing businesses, products, etc., as a result of intense competition in a market of declining sales or rising standards of quality |
| SPECULATORS | Market manipulators. |
| TRADERS | Market manipulators |
