Examples of anomalies providing contrary evidence to the semi-strong efficient market hypothesis include studies of all of the following except
A) Quarterly earnings reports.
B) Price earnings ratios.
C) Total market value.
D) Stocks ranked by Canadian Bond Rating Service.
E) The January effect.

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The semi-strong efficient market hypothesis suggests that all publicly available information is already reflected in stock prices. Anomalies like quarterly earnings reports, price earnings ratios, total market value, and the January effect have been shown to provide contrary evidence to this hypothesis. However, stocks ranked by Canadian Bond Rating Service do not typically provide such contrary evidence.

Examples of Anomalies Providing Contrary Evidence to the Semi-Strong Efficient