Word: shakedown
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...expect dividends of any such size. Paternal Amadeo Peter Giannini, creator of Bancitaly, fears speculation in his stocks, dislikes inflated values, foresaw the bear raid which last spring brought Bancitaly crashing from 223 to a low of 100. At in, Wall Street holds Bancitaly sound, unlikely to suffer another shakedown...