# News

## ■ News

In _Self-Made Billionaire: Stock Game_, stock prices react sensitively to news.

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* News can have either a positive or negative impact on sectors.
* Each news event affects specific sectors differently, with varying degrees of influence.
* The impact level is divided into 11 tiers, ranging from -5 to +5.

### **§ News Cycle**

News follows a cyclical pattern, rotating in the order of Recovery → Boom → Recession → Depression.

> Example: If the "Employment Growth" news appears, it belongs to the Recovery phase, meaning the next news will be from the Boom phase.

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### **§ Types of News**

<table><thead><tr><th width="301.3333740234375">News</th><th width="116" align="center">Min Duration</th><th width="111.466796875" align="center">Max Duration</th><th width="43.199951171875" align="center">IT</th><th width="48.86669921875" align="center">Bio</th><th width="92.2000732421875" align="center">Consumer</th><th width="83.4000244140625" align="center">Financial</th><th width="71" align="center">Energy</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Government Stimulus Announcement</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">45min</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td></tr><tr><td>Employment Growth</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">45min</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td></tr><tr><td>Increase in Startup Formation</td><td align="center">15min</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td></tr><tr><td>Housing Market Recovery</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">45min</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td></tr><tr><td>Relaxation of Cost-Cutting Measures</td><td align="center">60min</td><td align="center">90min</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td></tr><tr><td>Interest Rates Hit Record Lows</td><td align="center">15min</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">2</td></tr><tr><td>Institutional Investment Revival</td><td align="center">15min</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td></tr><tr><td>Consumer Confidence Recovery</td><td align="center">15min</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td></tr><tr><td>Risk Asset Preference</td><td align="center">15min</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td></tr><tr><td>Technological Innovations</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">45min</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td></tr><tr><td>IPO Boom</td><td align="center">15min</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td></tr><tr><td>Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">45min</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td></tr><tr><td>Rising Commodity and Raw Material Prices</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">45min</td><td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td></tr><tr><td>Rate Hike Expected</td><td align="center">15min</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">-4</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">-2</td></tr><tr><td>Leisure and Entertainment Trends</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">45min</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td></tr><tr><td>Low Interest Rate Continuation</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">45min</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">4</td></tr><tr><td>Reduced Corporate Hiring</td><td align="center">15min</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">-1</td></tr><tr><td>Consumer Spending Decline</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">45min</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">-1</td></tr><tr><td>Interest Rate Hikes</td><td align="center">15min</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td></tr><tr><td>Industrial Restructuring</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">45min</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">-1</td></tr><tr><td>Falling Commodity Prices</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">45min</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">-3</td></tr><tr><td>Institutional Investment Withdrawal</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">45min</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td></tr><tr><td>Stricter Environmental Regulations</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">45min</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td></tr><tr><td>Oil Supply Shortages</td><td align="center">15min</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">3</td></tr><tr><td>Rate Cuts Expected</td><td align="center">15min</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">-1</td></tr><tr><td>Increase in Insolvency and Bankruptcies</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">45min</td><td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-5</td><td align="center">0</td></tr><tr><td>Mass Unemployment</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">45min</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td></tr><tr><td>Deflation</td><td align="center">15min</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">-1</td></tr><tr><td>Frozen Consumer Spending</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">45min</td><td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td></tr><tr><td>Emergency Bailouts</td><td align="center">15min</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td></tr><tr><td>Geopolitical Crisis</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">45min</td><td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">-3</td></tr><tr><td>Pandemics and Disasters</td><td align="center">15min</td><td align="center">30min</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">-3</td></tr></tbody></table>

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### **§ News Prediction**

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* Heroes categorized as "Celebrities" (obtainable through hero recruitment) have skills that predict future news.
* When a Celebrity's skill is activated, the three most likely upcoming news events will be displayed.
* The higher the rank of the Celebrity hero, the more accurate the prediction.
* Upon reaching 5-star rank, the next news event is predicted with 100% accuracy.

> - News can always be checked in the "News" tab on the game screen.
> - During stock trading, news can also be conveniently accessed via the "Sector" tab.
> - The impact of news is displayed next to each stock name in the exchange, represented by arrows indicating its effect.

