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- Who is the Senate Banking Committee Chairman?
- Chris Dodd
- The "biggest winner" of the bill is...
- Central Bank
- Why do Republicans disagree with the bill?
- It would restrain credit.
- During the current economic times, why is it such an advantage for technology companies to have a great deal of cash on hand?
- As a response to the credit crunch, which makes it difficult to rely on credit.
- From 2007 to 2009, the 10 richest tech companies increased their cash levels by...
- 48%
- What is the main reason why larger companies are surpassing smaller companies during this economic time?
- They can afford to take more risks due to cash accumulation.
- Who owns Coca-Cola Consolidated?
- Traded on NASDAQ
- What is a major concern for small bottlers?
- Big cola makers might push for more price promotions in the areas they can control.
- The recent acquisition of large bottlers gave Pepsi Co. what percentage of the North American Distribution System?
- 80%
- How much money did Antonucci defraud from the government?
- $11 million
- What government bank bailout program did Antonucci defraud?
- TARP
- Antonucci was president and CEO of what bank?
- Park Avenue Bank
- What is the estimated profit margin for sodas at restaurants?
- 90%
- What was the justification for copyrighted material on YouTube, as stated by its founders?
- It was the responsibility of the posers to check copyrights, YouTube cannot be sure about every video uploaded.
- How many years has this case been going on in courts?
- 3
- What is one of the hurdles that Microsoft must overcome?
- The name "Bing" itself, which in Chinese means sick, cold, or pancake.
- Why might Google close its search engine in China?
- A dispute with the Chinese government over censorshsip.
- What/who did the Chinese cyber attack on Google target?
- Chinese human rights activists.
- In the next ten years, people are looking more for what type of stock?
- income stock
- What company, after its first dividend cut since 1938, might be raising its dividend again in 2011?
- General Electric
- Why have companies been increasing dividends recently?
- They are seeing increased profits from their greater efficiencies.
- Where has Google decided to stop censoring its Internet search and news services?
- China
- According to analysts, how much revenue does Google stand to lose if they choose to pull their search engine from China?
- 1%-2%
- Oracle completed its $7.4 billion acquisition of which hardware maker?
- Sun Microsystems
- Research forecasts the spending on IT to
- Increase by 8%
- What kind of business is Oracle?
- Business Software Maker
- In what year was the investigation launched by the Financial Services Authority (FSA)?
- 2007
- What were the goals of the FSA in publicizing the arrests?
- Both A and B
- How much money did prominent hedge fund Moore Capital (where Mr. Rifat was an "execution trader") manage?
- $14 billion
- What is the leading foreign airline in Africa?
- Air France-KLM
- Africa accounts for what percent of global air traffic?
- 25%
- What type of business investment are the airlines undertaking?
- High-Risk, High Return
- Offering services of premium television, telephone, and internet, Kabel Deutschland is the largest cable company of which country?
- Germany
- Who is the chairman of the SEC?
- Mary Schapiro
- How much debt did Lehman Brothers Holding Inc. incur before collapsing in 2008?
- $50 billion
- Which accounting method did Lehman Brothers Holding Inc. use to mask their risky operations?
- Repo 105
- Who is the president of the World Bank?
- Robert Zoellick
- Dell has ______ in credit available for small companies.
- $7 billion
- To help minimize the risk of default, Dell:
- brought in long-time small-business customers to train Dell salespeople to understand a small-business balance sheet
- In 2009, while smart-phones sales grew about 20 to 25%, iPhone sales grew
- 83%
- While AT&T sells most iPhones for $199 or less, analysts estimate AT&T pays Apple more than ______ per phone.
- $600
- Analysts estimate that Verizon could help Apple nearly double the number of iPhone users in the U.S. True or false?
- True
- How is Toyota attempting to regain the trust of its customers?
- By opening "customer-first" training centers by July 2010 to ensure quality control.