The scheme could “work” only if investors could be persuaded to drive the stock above its par value—to create wealth out of thin air.

仅当投资者能被说服以高于面值购入股票，该方案才能“转起来”，凭空制造财富。

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MADRID (MarketWatch) - European stock markets were trading mostly weaker on Friday, with many exchanges closed ahead of the Christmas holiday and volume thin.

欧洲股市周五开盘小幅走低，欧洲多国股市在圣诞假期前休市，交易量清淡。

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Gold 'loop' : The chef makes a thin piece of gelatin out of scampi stock and gold leaf.

金圈：这位主厨用虾高汤和金箔做成一片薄薄的凝胶。

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The analyst adds that near-term potential catalysts for the stock are thin.

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And his stock of even those is pretty thin.

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Anything that smelled of another blockbuster drug vanishing into thin air might have hurt the company's stock.

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