One problem in forecasting earnings, he says, is that the Internet and real-estate bubbles pushed corporate profit margins to 7%, above the historical level of 6%.

他说，预测收益时存在的一个问题是，互联网和房地产泡沫将公司利润率推高到7%，超过了6%的历史水平。

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Today's markets are fraught with speculation; we seem to create bubbles for ourselves every few years, the two most recent being the Internet stock bubble and the residential real estate bubble.

今天的市场充斥着投机；我们似乎隔那么几年就要给自己制造一些泡沫，最近的两个是互联网股市泡沫和住宅地产泡沫。

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Delusions, whether about tulips or Internet stocks, produce bubbles.

无论是对郁金香还是网络股票的错觉都产生了泡沫。

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Most notable was after the internet and tech bubbles burst and investment banks were investigated for providing biased research to pump up stock prices of certain technology companies.

FORBES: Morgan Stanley Loses Star Analyst To Silicon Valley

It might feel good at first, but, as post-1980s Japan and our post-2000 Internet sector show, bubbles have nasty aftereffects.

FORBES: The Panic Spreads

It might feel good at first, but as post-1980s Japan and the post-2000 internet and telecom sectors show, bubbles have nasty aftereffects.

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