During the initial period of trading, an underwriter will attempt to stabilize the price of a new stock but beyond that are not allowed to manipulate the price.

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We should also expect a variety of prices and advertising models during the initial experimentation period.

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If the cooling system were to lose power during the initial decay period of 24 to 48 hours, a meltdown would likely follow.

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A123 said that during a ten trading day period five months following the initial closing date of the transaction and during another ten day period six months following the close, it has the right to require the investors to buy in each such period up to an additional 6, 250, 000 shares for an aggregate of up to 12.5 million additional shares.

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As you can see from the chart, the rather sharp correction from the September peak occurred during a seasonally strong period, but since the initial plunge, gold prices have again begun to edge higher.

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"During this early time window--the launch period--the initial investment is significantly high, " says Mark Beaumont, who heads sales and marketing for game publisher Capcom .

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Ali Velayati, who was foreign minister from 1981-97, and remains a top adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has publicly declared that Iran should accept the proposal, which calls for an initial six-week period of preliminary talks, during which Iran would forego any expansion of its enrichment programme in exchange for a freeze on new sanctions.

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