To rig the market

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Rig \Rig\, v. t.
   To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer. [Obs. or
   Prov.] --Tusser.
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   {To rig the market} (Stock Exchange), to raise or lower
      market prices, as by some fraud or trick. [Cant]
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