Although emerging markets are widely viewed as promising higher growth rates than mature developed markets like the U.S. in coming years, it appears for now that investors are staying close to home.

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That seems pretty desperate, and Nintendo knows how it looks with the company apologizing to those who bought the 3DS at a higher price, and promising them free games for their loyalty.

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In a recent tell-all book, former Cramer employee Nicholas W. Maier writes of getting in on popular stock offerings by promising to buy more at a higher price later, to keep the stock up.

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