Life at the Top

While the market was put on hold for lunch break, it gave a breather to every person in Harbor City who had been shrouded by gloomy clouds.

Just then, people suddenly realized that this storm had not come without warning.

In the United States across the ocean, a similar situation was occurring.

The entire dot-com bubble was being popped worldwide.

It had originated from the United States and slowly spread to Europe and Terra. Sweeping across the entire world, every stock market in every country and region was affected.

Everyone who entered the stock market with high prices now had to pay a tragic price for their impulsive decisions.

Almost one trillion US Dollars had been lost in the global stock market on the first trading day the bubble popped.

A flood of reports had brought the latest news to citizens of Harbor City, and the readers felt their scalps tingle in fear.

Harbor City had not fully recovered from the financial tsunami attack three years ago, and here they were with the popping of the dot-com bubble. Countless people had grown gray hairs overnight because of this.

the background, all

were frantically advocating how the current crisis was merely a temporary

willing to listen to them at

and names of shares lining up at the limit down, everyone was worried that they would lose the money they had invested into

outside world thought of and understood the situation, Jasper followed Zachary and Michael back to the living room that was their battleground after

if Harbor City’s economy really faces irreversible losses, will

or at least, most of us will. It’s just like the economic crisis three years ago. Most of Harbor City’s rich businessmen

is our home, after all, and no one is excluded. If Harbor City’s economy is destroyed, then we rich families will also have nothing to rely on. Balancing the pros and cons, I think most people would be able to tell which is

words had given Jasper something to

it goes

Zachary promising him, Jasper could not help but think that

Harbor City’s economy, then it did not make

biggest problem now was that the enemy was in the

biggest one being the same as his opponents—a hidden identity. His only solace

afternoon, the market opened again on

had expected, after the short lunch break, bullish funds were gathered together and the battle began to focus on a few