This is the 4599th most frequent German word.
spekulieren
"Spekulieren" means "to speculate" or "to hypothesize."
In this sentence, 'spekulieren' is used to describe the financial practice of making predictions or bets on market movements.
Die Anleger spekulieren auf steigende Aktienkurse.
The investors speculate on rising stock prices.
Here, 'spekulieren' refers to making guesses or assumptions about a scenario without certain information.
Man kann nur spekulieren, warum er nicht gekommen ist.
One can only speculate why he didn't come.
This usage of 'spekulieren' is about hypothesizing or contemplating a theoretical concept or idea.