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"Froth" as in lots of bubbles? One little bubble collapsing wouldn't necessarily blow out the rest, unlike a singular bubble.

Or "Froth" as in "frothing at the mouth" (from insanity and/or rabies)? Given the silliness, this is equally applicable.

From having worked on a trading system in the late 80s, I know that investors (and traders) at the retail level work at a gut level and would see market moves very shortly after news items would tick across on the Reuters feed. I would argue that this article is intended to be like spraying valium into the zeitgeist for the inevitable collapse. If they can grab mindshare with this "foam" concept, they may very well be able to isolate failed IPOs to companies (without real profit) in limited segments.