What does "rattled investors" mean in?

Question

A change-in-command during the final weeks of the holiday shopping season probably would have rattled investors already antsy about the forthcoming improvements to the advertising model.

Also, is this sentence correct? Or it is missing something. I think it should be: A change-in-demand would have rattled investors (already antsy about the improvments) DO Something. What do you think?

Answer 1

Rattled investors: nervous, scared, thinking about taking their money back, etc.

It reminds me of rattle snakes because they rattle as their warning sign to predators aka they sense the possible danger.

The sentence looks good to me!

Answer 2

The paragraph means that the company had considered replacing the president, CEO, or CFO (or some other boss in the company) but that they were worried that doing so would affect their share prices.

People invest in companies by buying shares and trying to have these shares go up in price. If I buy a share at $10 and it's value increases to $15, I am happy and may hold on to the share to try and see if it will go higher.

However, some investors see a change in the "command" or ownership as a problem in the company and get nervous. They may decide to sell early, pulling their money out of the company, and the stock prices then drop as their are less stock buyers and more sellers.

As for the "forthcoming improvements to the advertising model", I'm not exactly sure on this, but it sounds like the company had planned to change the way they advertise their firm, or perhaps have a new marketing strategy they are trying to get off the ground, and some investors did not want the old model to change.

It is all about change. Investors like stability. If you make changes, it makes them nervous and they may pull their funding and go invest somewhere else.

Answer 3

The first sentence makes sense.

To be rattled, means to be nervous about something.

I.e

A change-in-command during the final weeks of the holiday shopping season probably would have already caused nervousness with investors who have been antsy about the forthcoming improvements to the advertising model.

It's a very popular British terminology.

Answer 4

Whomsoever was in charge has been changed out and investors, who were relying on the style of one leader, are nervous (rattled) that they may not get the level of return on theri investments or may lose out altogether

Answer 5

To make or emit a rapid succession of short percussive sounds. to flow with such sounds: A prepare rattled alongside the song. to talk without postpone and at length, in lots of circumstances devoid of a lot thought: rattled on approximately this and that. v.tr. To reason to make a rapid succession of short percussive sounds: rattled the dishes interior the kitchen. To utter or carry out without postpone or without difficulty: rattled off a itemizing of lawsuits. casual. To fluster; unnerve: The twist of destiny rattled me. See synonyms at embarrass. n. A speedy succession of short percussive sounds. a gadget, alongside with a baby's toy, that produces short percussive sounds. A damn sound interior the throat led to with the aid of obstructed respiratory, relatively close to the time of dying. The sequence of attractive systems on the tip of a rattlesnake's tail. Loud or speedy communicate; chatter.

Answer 6

There are some adults who have what is called a baby fetish. They like to dress and act like babies at times. Some have money and like to invest it. When they are afraid they will loose money they act like babies and shake their rattles.

Answer 7

when i stop rattling, i might have a answer, but until then, i will just rattle.

Answer 8

The sentence if fine - good luck!!!