More importantly, they could not have won even if they had invested in petroleum, foodstuffs, sugar, coffee, cotton, wool, minerals, or phosphates: all of these commodities had become cheaper.
Mais surtout, ils n’auraient pas gagné non plus s’ils avaient investi dans le pétrole, le sucre, le café, le coton, la laine, les minéraux ou les phosphates : le prix de toutes ces matières premières avait baissé.