He got picked up by all the major news services, the stock plummeted, he sold immediately and he made a lot of money.

主流媒体争相报道这条消息,造成股价狂跌,马上卖出,借此狠赚一笔

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I calculated in Hector Davis's account book that the biggest week he had and he had some big weeks but he had a week in 1859 where he made a cool, approximately,$120,000.00 in profit, just from selling slaves.

我计算了一下赫克托·戴维斯的会计账簿,这是他获利最丰收的一个星期,当然他有很多获利丰盈的星期,但在1859年的某个星期他大赚了一笔,仅仅在销售奴隶上,就赚到了近12万美元的利润

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