Chapter 1775

The Alnewgo Stock Exchange dropped four percent earlier in the day. By the close, it had rebounded and gained three percent. The Tarthy Stock Exchange also bounced back. It swung from a four percent drop to a four percent gain. The strong rebound in the Alnewgo and Tarthy stock exchanges helped lift surrounding markets. Markets across Southeast Ashia and neighboring Everreach had opened deep in the red. By the close, they had rebounded sharply and finished solidly in the green. "What the hell is going on?" Ollie muttered, his face ashen as the closing bell rang. They had staged a massive, coordinated sell-off. They had planned to make small investors, minor funds, and brokerage firms panic and dump their shares too. The plan was straightforward—crash the market today, then buy back cheaply tomorrow. But the sudden mid-session rebound completely derailed their strategy. Who was behind it? What kind of capital had the power to pull this off? It had reversed both the Tarthy and Alne