What spurred the incredible dot-com bull run on Wall Street? Was the public blinded by dreams of small fortunes and easy living or did the nation's investment banks manipulate the IPO market and ...

The dot-com bubble was a period during which rampant speculation and bullish investment led to the overvaluation (and subsequent crash) of the young internet technology industry on Wall Street.

Of all the dot-com companies that went bust, pets.com might be the most famous example. After losing $147 million in just nine months in 2000, the company’s business model was famously flawed.