Takeovers wouldn't cause the stock market to rise unless th… - Lawrence Summers

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Takeovers wouldn't cause the stock market to rise unless there is an upward reassessment of earnings (potential). People are more optimistic and confident about the future.

Lawrence Summers

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Lawrence Henry "Larry" Summers (born November 30, 1954) is an American economist, who was Vice President of Development Economics and Chief Economist of the World Bank (1991–93), senior U.S. Treasury Department official throughout President Clinton's administration (ultimately Treasury Secretary, 1999–2001), and director of the National Economic Council for President Obama (2009–2010). He was president of Harvard University (2001–2006), where he served as a professor and director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. In November 2025, he took leave from his public roles while his connections to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were investigated.

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