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fall out of bed


Definition

Sharp decline in the price of stock based on disappointing corporate news such as failed merger attempts or weak quarterly reports. For example, one fall out of bed scenario was when the price of Yahoo! stock declined in 2008 after a suggested merger between the company and Microsoft failed.


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