docS.. maybe this can help help tie the ying and yang together and maybe shine some light in the darkness.
Speculation caused your investment to rise 400%. Those PR's released through KCSA Worldwide fueled that speculation. Failure to deliver something substanstial caused your your investment to deteriorate 200%.
Had thise PR's not been released would you have seen 400% increase? More than likely not. Did GTE have a part in the release of the news items? yes. What was the purpose of KCSA, keep investors informed or to build shareholder value? We were informed prior to KCSA, so their purpose was to build shareholder value. So who maninipulated, if you would like to call it that, the share price up? GTE
If GTE had delivered in early December would the shareholder value have eroded? No, speculation turned to disbelief and we saw the resulting decline into the end of the year. Then in an instant we saw disbelief turn to speculation and the share price increase dramtically but, tempered by skepticism born from the recent speculative action. It was that skepticism that kept the pps in check while the process worked it's way out. Now what did GTE deliver? If GTE had delivered would the pps have gone up or down? So who manipulated, and I use that word again, the price down?
All those manipulation and conspriracy theories would make a lot more sense had GTE delvered something substantial and we ended up here.
I don't have time to find out but I would bet those examples of share price movement that wsdomseeker posted would have one more thing in common with GTE than KCSA, they haven't delivered. I'll also wager that you could find many examples where KCSA represented a company and the share prie increased and still continues to increase and I bet they would have one thing in common. They delivered!
