Which of the following economic practices BEST describes speculation?

The practice of purchasing stocks with borrowed money

The practice of buying appliances and automobiles on credit

The practice of investing in savings accounts at banks

The practice of buying cheap stocks hoping to earn profits later

united kingdom

portugal

france

germany

fairly positive it is 4

answer: in 1900, there were no "workplace safety laws"!

explanation: at the beginning of this century, workers in the united states faced remarkably high health and safety risks on the job.

a century ago in 1900 about three hundred out of every one hundred thousand miners were killed on the job each year.

[industria] developments occurred within a legal and regulatory climate that diminished employer’s interest in safety. as a result, americans developed production methods that were both highly productive and often very dangerous.

the congress was known as inneficient and scandalous.