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Answer: materials
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
In the Fast Money post, "Two Sectors Worth Watching", what sector does S&P's Rich Peterson suggest avoiding?
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Question: In the Fast Money post, "Two Sectors Worth Watching", what sector does S&P's Rich Peterson suggest avoiding?
Answer: materials
Monday, December 29, 2008
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Squawk Box
Question: According to Jon Najarian's Dec. 26 Stock Blog post, where did YRC Worldwide shares end in Wednesday trading?
Answer: both of the above
Squawk on the Street
Question: In Larry Kudlow's blog post "We Need Rich People," what natural calamity does he use to describe government spending?
Answer: avalanche
The Call
Question: According to the "Timeless and Time-Tested Warren Buffett Watch Predictions" what lesson do we "learn from history"?
Answer: that people don’t learn from history
Power Lunch
Question: In her article "So You Think You Can Trade?" whom does Janice Dorn quote?
Answer: all of the above
Street Signs
Question: Who officially "arrived at the decision" to cancel Kuwait's $17 billion deal with Dow Chemical?
Answer: Supreme Petroleum Council
Closing Bell
Question: In the Dec. 26 "Fast Money" blog post entitled "So Bad It's Good?", how does Jeff Macke recommend playing Toyota?
Answer: long with a stop at $57
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Question: According to Jon Najarian's Dec. 26 Stock Blog post, where did YRC Worldwide shares end in Wednesday trading?
Answer: both of the above
Squawk on the Street
Question: In Larry Kudlow's blog post "We Need Rich People," what natural calamity does he use to describe government spending?
Answer: avalanche
The Call
Question: According to the "Timeless and Time-Tested Warren Buffett Watch Predictions" what lesson do we "learn from history"?
Answer: that people don’t learn from history
Power Lunch
Question: In her article "So You Think You Can Trade?" whom does Janice Dorn quote?
Answer: all of the above
Street Signs
Question: Who officially "arrived at the decision" to cancel Kuwait's $17 billion deal with Dow Chemical?
Answer: Supreme Petroleum Council
Closing Bell
Question: In the Dec. 26 "Fast Money" blog post entitled "So Bad It's Good?", how does Jeff Macke recommend playing Toyota?
Answer: long with a stop at $57
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Monday, December 15, 2008
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Squawk Box
In the Two-Way Street blog post, "Trump Magic: Why I Like The Donald", why does the author like the Donald?
Answer: Trump's name drives Web traffic
Squawk on the Street
In Friday's edition of Stop Trading, what gambling metaphor did Jim Cramer use for GM common stock?
Answer: buying a lottery ticket
The Call
In a Sports Biz blog post, what term does reader Simeon Lipman use for Billy Ripken "obscenity bat card" traders?
Answer: all of the above
Power Lunch
In his Friday CNBC Stock Blog post, Jon Najarian said options traders were bearish on which financial firm?
Answer: State Street
Street Signs
In our Top Destinations 2009 slideshow, which once-divided city is shown in picture Number 10?
Answer: Berlin, Germany
Closing Bell
In the article "They're Back: Day Traders Thrive in Volatile Market" what violent image did Andrew Wilkinson use?
Answer: scalp the market
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A sell stop is placed?
Answer: Below the stock price
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In the Two-Way Street blog post, "Trump Magic: Why I Like The Donald", why does the author like the Donald?
Answer: Trump's name drives Web traffic
Squawk on the Street
In Friday's edition of Stop Trading, what gambling metaphor did Jim Cramer use for GM common stock?
Answer: buying a lottery ticket
The Call
In a Sports Biz blog post, what term does reader Simeon Lipman use for Billy Ripken "obscenity bat card" traders?
Answer: all of the above
Power Lunch
In his Friday CNBC Stock Blog post, Jon Najarian said options traders were bearish on which financial firm?
Answer: State Street
Street Signs
In our Top Destinations 2009 slideshow, which once-divided city is shown in picture Number 10?
Answer: Berlin, Germany
Closing Bell
In the article "They're Back: Day Traders Thrive in Volatile Market" what violent image did Andrew Wilkinson use?
Answer: scalp the market
Weekly Question
A sell stop is placed?
Answer: Below the stock price
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Thursday, November 27, 2008
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CNBC did not post the trivia questions on Wednesday, November, 26.
They decided to credit every account with $12,000 bonus bucks.
If they post the questions on Friday you will be able to get them on the website or via the email list.
I hope all of you are having a wonderful Thanksgiving.
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CNBC did not post the trivia questions on Wednesday, November, 26.
They decided to credit every account with $12,000 bonus bucks.
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I hope all of you are having a wonderful Thanksgiving.
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Monday, November 24, 2008
What nightmarish phrase did Pimco's Mohammed El-Erian use to warn bank investors?
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What nightmarish phrase did Pimco's Mohammed El-Erian use to warn bank investors?
Answer: "the unthinkable"
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Bank Shareholders Face 'the Unthinkable': El-Erian
MOHAMED EL-ERIAN, EL-ERIAN, PIMCO, BONDS, SHAREHOLDERS, EQUITY, CREDIT CRISIS
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As the nation's largest banks continue to stand on shaky ground, it is the company's shareholders that bear the biggest risk, Pimco's Mohammed El-Erian said.
"The unthinkable is thinkable," the co-chairman of the bond fund management giant said on CNBC. "The equity holder is the most vulnerable in this economy because either they get diluted, or when the government comes in the government tries to protect the taxpayer, which means the government comes above the equity holder in the capital structure."
That means that in any type of government rescue plan for the banking system, the US taxpayer gets repaid before the shareholders collect returns or dividends.
Such a consideration is important as Citigroup's shares lose more than half their market value and a handful of other major institutions vie for government funds to boost their liquidity.
It all adds up to a treacherous investment environment in which even major institutions pose risk of seeing their credit evaluations drop to junk status.
"This is a problem of equity," El-Erian said. "The great risk is that the rating agencies may move, and if the ratings agencies move to downgrade the banks we are in a completely different world."
In this environment, investors are turning to bonds in historical levels, with prices of Treasury debt soaring and yields dropping to unprecedented lows.
"The bond market is telling you this is beyond a flight to quality, this is a flight to liquidity," El-Erian said. "There's damage to the system, and what you're seeing is a reaction to that and a reaction in the yield curve."
The most important things for the market now are a government that provides capital for the purchase of damaged assets, said El-Erian, who also called on President-elect Barack Obama to offer some assurances, particularly on what the direction to the Troubled Asset Relief Plan will take.
There's been considerable clamor for Obama to designate his Treasury chief, but he's been reluctant to make an announcement.
Last week's announcement from Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson that the government no longer would directly buy distressed assets but rather provide liquidity for institutions to do so rattled the markets.
"When are we going to get clarity on policy?" El-Erian said. "Suddenly the market isn't sure what the TARP was supposed to do, and clarity on that issue would help."
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What nightmarish phrase did Pimco's Mohammed El-Erian use to warn bank investors?
Answer: "the unthinkable"
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Bank Shareholders Face 'the Unthinkable': El-Erian
MOHAMED EL-ERIAN, EL-ERIAN, PIMCO, BONDS, SHAREHOLDERS, EQUITY, CREDIT CRISIS
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As the nation's largest banks continue to stand on shaky ground, it is the company's shareholders that bear the biggest risk, Pimco's Mohammed El-Erian said.
"The unthinkable is thinkable," the co-chairman of the bond fund management giant said on CNBC. "The equity holder is the most vulnerable in this economy because either they get diluted, or when the government comes in the government tries to protect the taxpayer, which means the government comes above the equity holder in the capital structure."
That means that in any type of government rescue plan for the banking system, the US taxpayer gets repaid before the shareholders collect returns or dividends.
Such a consideration is important as Citigroup's shares lose more than half their market value and a handful of other major institutions vie for government funds to boost their liquidity.
It all adds up to a treacherous investment environment in which even major institutions pose risk of seeing their credit evaluations drop to junk status.
"This is a problem of equity," El-Erian said. "The great risk is that the rating agencies may move, and if the ratings agencies move to downgrade the banks we are in a completely different world."
In this environment, investors are turning to bonds in historical levels, with prices of Treasury debt soaring and yields dropping to unprecedented lows.
"The bond market is telling you this is beyond a flight to quality, this is a flight to liquidity," El-Erian said. "There's damage to the system, and what you're seeing is a reaction to that and a reaction in the yield curve."
The most important things for the market now are a government that provides capital for the purchase of damaged assets, said El-Erian, who also called on President-elect Barack Obama to offer some assurances, particularly on what the direction to the Troubled Asset Relief Plan will take.
There's been considerable clamor for Obama to designate his Treasury chief, but he's been reluctant to make an announcement.
Last week's announcement from Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson that the government no longer would directly buy distressed assets but rather provide liquidity for institutions to do so rattled the markets.
"When are we going to get clarity on policy?" El-Erian said. "Suddenly the market isn't sure what the TARP was supposed to do, and clarity on that issue would help."
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
In the Stock Blog post, Five Stocks to Fight The Recession, how does Manuel Schiffres label Pfizer?
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Question: In the Stock Blog post, Five Stocks to Fight The Recession, how does Manuel Schiffres label Pfizer?
Answer: All of the above
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Five Stocks to Fight The Recession
The nation may be facing a long, deep recession, but Kiplinger's Personal Finance says some companies are positioned to survive and thrive. The publication has singled out the stocks of five such companies.
"These are all 11-digit cash stashes," executive editor Manuel Schiffres explained to CNBC. "At least $10 billion in cash; that's after debt."
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Topping the list is Exxon Mobil .
"Exxon's shares are off only 22 percent from their 52-week high," Schiffres pointed out. "Exxon is a stable company, $37 billion in cash...it's very well managed."
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Then there's Cisco Systems , with $19 billion in cash reserves.
"Clearly, there are concerns that sales of routers and switchers will suffer in a weaker economy," he said, but added, "This is about as cheap as you can get for Cisco; one fund manager described this as 'a no-brainer.'"
Apple is another standout.
"Obviously, you know the story: iPod, iPhone, Macs, a great innovator, tremendous earnings growth in recent years," he said. "Apple could announce a major buyback program sometime in the next year or so."
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The most controversial stock on the list could be drugmaker Pfizer .
"The stock has been as dull as aspirin for the last eight years," he said. "The case for Pfizer is it's dirt-cheap...it's not going out of business...its pipeline of new drugs is probably stronger than most people give it credit for, and it could well announce another big cost-reduction program."
Rounding out the list is Google .
Disclosures:
Disclosure information for Manuel Schiffres was not immediately available.
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Question: In the Stock Blog post, Five Stocks to Fight The Recession, how does Manuel Schiffres label Pfizer?
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Five Stocks to Fight The Recession
Five Stocks to Fight The Recession
The nation may be facing a long, deep recession, but Kiplinger's Personal Finance says some companies are positioned to survive and thrive. The publication has singled out the stocks of five such companies.
"These are all 11-digit cash stashes," executive editor Manuel Schiffres explained to CNBC. "At least $10 billion in cash; that's after debt."
Recommendations:
Topping the list is Exxon Mobil .
"Exxon's shares are off only 22 percent from their 52-week high," Schiffres pointed out. "Exxon is a stable company, $37 billion in cash...it's very well managed."
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Then there's Cisco Systems , with $19 billion in cash reserves.
"Clearly, there are concerns that sales of routers and switchers will suffer in a weaker economy," he said, but added, "This is about as cheap as you can get for Cisco; one fund manager described this as 'a no-brainer.'"
Apple is another standout.
"Obviously, you know the story: iPod, iPhone, Macs, a great innovator, tremendous earnings growth in recent years," he said. "Apple could announce a major buyback program sometime in the next year or so."
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The most controversial stock on the list could be drugmaker Pfizer .
"The stock has been as dull as aspirin for the last eight years," he said. "The case for Pfizer is it's dirt-cheap...it's not going out of business...its pipeline of new drugs is probably stronger than most people give it credit for, and it could well announce another big cost-reduction program."
Rounding out the list is Google .
Disclosures:
Disclosure information for Manuel Schiffres was not immediately available.
Disclaimer
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URL: http://www.cnbc.com/id/27452365/
Monday, November 17, 2008
The Many Sides Of Sarah Palin, depicts her meeting "Vikings and Valkyries" in which ethnic festival?
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Question: Our slideshow, The Many Sides Of Sarah Palin, depicts her meeting "Vikings and Valkyries" in which ethnic festival?
Answer: Norwegian
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Question: Our slideshow, The Many Sides Of Sarah Palin, depicts her meeting "Vikings and Valkyries" in which ethnic festival?
Answer: Norwegian
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Monday, June 16, 2008
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Darren Rovell called Kimbo Slice the fiercest athlete since Mike Tyson. Whom did Rovell see Slice fight on May 31? Answer: James Thompson
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The May 27 Fast Money University segment had bad news for some -- but possibly good for others. What was the topic? Answer: Natural disasters
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"Beloved Characters as Reimagined for the 21st Century" told of toon & toy updates. What was "the industry’s nightmare"? Answer: Earring Magic Ken
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On June 5, Cramer sang the praises of Yum! Brands. How high did he say the stock would go? Answer: past $45
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Where did "Managing Asia" blogger Christine Tan get her Masters degree? Answer: University of Auckland
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Darren Rovell called Kimbo Slice the fiercest athlete since Mike Tyson. Whom did Rovell see Slice fight on May 31? Answer: James Thompson
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The May 27 Fast Money University segment had bad news for some -- but possibly good for others. What was the topic? Answer: Natural disasters
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"Beloved Characters as Reimagined for the 21st Century" told of toon & toy updates. What was "the industry’s nightmare"? Answer: Earring Magic Ken
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On June 5, Cramer sang the praises of Yum! Brands. How high did he say the stock would go? Answer: past $45
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Where did "Managing Asia" blogger Christine Tan get her Masters degree? Answer: University of Auckland
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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In "Oil Services Stocks Are Price-Proof" Federated Investors' Phil Orlando says oil prices may sink as low as: Answer: $110 to $100 range
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In "Congress to Summer Workers: Drop Dead," Jerry Bowyer refers to which "universal laws of science"? Answer: all of the above
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In John McCain's June 10 CNBC interview, whom did the presidential candidate say he'd enlist to strengthen trade? Answer: Our traditional allies
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CNBC Stock Blog: According to Dan Eggers, what is the key to picking energy utility stocks? Answer: deregulated environment
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Web video hunt: On Tuesday, Toll Bros. CEO Robert Toll told Power Lunch home prices may be stabilizing. Who interviewed him? Answer: Sue Herera
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In "Oil Services Stocks Are Price-Proof" Federated Investors' Phil Orlando says oil prices may sink as low as: Answer: $110 to $100 range
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In "Congress to Summer Workers: Drop Dead," Jerry Bowyer refers to which "universal laws of science"? Answer: all of the above
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In John McCain's June 10 CNBC interview, whom did the presidential candidate say he'd enlist to strengthen trade? Answer: Our traditional allies
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CNBC Stock Blog: According to Dan Eggers, what is the key to picking energy utility stocks? Answer: deregulated environment
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Web video hunt: On Tuesday, Toll Bros. CEO Robert Toll told Power Lunch home prices may be stabilizing. Who interviewed him? Answer: Sue Herera
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
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In the last paragraph of “Stocks Don’t Like Obama” Larry Kudlow concludes that:
Answer: McCain can still win
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In “Emerging Money: Up For ‘08″ how many of Tim Seymour’s trades were part of the Emerging Money Top 20 list? Answer: Three
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CNBC Guest Blog: In “Calling Out The Confidence Game” what ancient pseudo-science did Jerry Bowyer refer to? Answer: phrenology
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In a May 27 CNBC Stock Blog, how did Dan Genter describe corporate dividends?
Answer: weapon of choice
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On May 27, what small- and mid-cap businesses did "market pro" David Twibell praise?
Answer: regional & community banks
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In May 27’s Lightning Round, what energy play did Cramer recommend?
Answer: Frontline
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
On Tuesday, Jim Cramer said it was "time to ring the register" and sell. But what railroad stock was he BULLISH on?
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On Tuesday, Jim Cramer said it was "time to ring the register" and sell. But what railroad stock was he BULLISH on? Answer: CSX
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On Tuesday, Jim Cramer said it was "time to ring the register" and sell. But what railroad stock was he BULLISH on? Answer: CSX
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio Tracker: What was BRK's top holding by dollar value (as of March 31)?
The Call--Question #3Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio Tracker: What was BRK's top holding by dollar value (as of March 31)? Answer: KO
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In March, Bernie McGinn was on the money with his Ford pick. Early this month, what pharma stock did he recommend?
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In March, Bernie McGinn was on the money with his Ford pick. Early this month, what pharma stock did he recommend? Answer: PFE
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In March, Bernie McGinn was on the money with his Ford pick. Early this month, what pharma stock did he recommend? Answer: PFE
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Friday, May 16, 2008
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Squawk Box Question #1Boone Pickens is building a huge wind farm with General Electric turbines. How much is the initial order with GE worth? Answer: about $2 Billion
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The geothermal industry is molten! But there are only 2 pure plays trading on U.S. exchanges. Name one. Answer: Ormat Technologies
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The CNBC Stock Blog featured "Israeli gems" -- picks by Merrill Lynch's Haim Israel. What was his telecom pick? Answer: Cellcom
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Donald Trump told CNBC he sold his Palm Beach house for $100 million. What literary reference did he make? Answer: Tale of two cities
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Erin Burnett is in South Asia, seeking global market movers. How big is India's economy? Answer: $1.2 trillion
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In “Bill Miller’s Broken Legg,” what company did Jim Cramer call “an American comeback story”? Answer: ArvinMeritor
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Street Signs Question #5Erin Burnett is in South Asia, seeking global market movers. How big is India's economy? Answer: $1.2 trillion
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Power Lunch Question #4Donald Trump told CNBC he sold his Palm Beach house for $100 million. What literary reference did he make?
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The CNBC Stock Blog featured "Israeli gems" -- picks by Merrill Lynch's Haim Israel. What was his telecom pick? Answer: Cellcom
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Boone Pickens is building a huge wind farm with General Electric turbines. How much is the initial order with GE worth? Answer: about $2 Billion
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The geothermal industry is molten! But there are only 2 pure plays trading on U.S. exchanges. Name one. Answer: Ormat Technologies
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Thursday, May 15, 2008
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What did Jim Cramer call "the Tony Soprano stock"?
Answer: Waste Management
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Squawk Box--Question #1On May 14, Pimco's Mohamed El-Erian warned that the Fed is:
Answer: particularly challenged
Pimco: Tricky for Fed to fix economy bind
By Jennifer Ablan and John Parry
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bond fund leader Pimco's Mohamed El-Erian on Wednesday said the Federal Reserve's monetary policy may not help the economy to escape a severe recession caused by falling home values and rapidly rising consumer prices.
The co-head of the world's largest bond fund company said U.S. policy-makers "do not have good policy tools to deal with the destabilizing combination of asset price deflation and goods inflation."
El-Erian added that the Fed is "particularly challenged" because of its dual mandate that calls for maintaining solid employment and low inflation.
"This comes at a time when regulators are trying to play catch-up with a financial system that has morphed into something that does not fit neatly into existing frameworks and mindsets," El-Erian wrote to clients after Pimco's quarterly economic forum at its Newport Beach, California headquarters.
On Wednesday, lawmakers listened to former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker discuss what role the U.S. central bank could now play.
"The Federal Reserve ought to be the principal financial regulator. Because of its independence, it is in a better position to resist the political pressures of regulation," former Volcker told lawmakers. But he warned that the central bank is not currently in a position to take on that role.
Policy-makers can, however, tackle inflation: Despite a tamer-than-expected U.S. April consumer price index released on Wednesday, many bond market participants are still concerned that rising food and energy-fueled inflation may push yields steeply higher and force the Fed to start hiking interest rates as soon as the end of this year.
"Inflationary pressures will continue to increase over the secular horizon," said El-Erian, who helps oversee $750 billion in assets. As commodity prices continue to rise because of higher demand accompanied by higher wages in emerging economies, "especially from the perspective of the U.S., look for inflation to become more sensitive to foreign factors," he wrote.
That is not only issue facing the U.S. economy.
The 10-month-old credit crisis, which has already forced banks to write off hundreds of billions of dollars for bad investments in riskier assets and recapitalize balance sheets, will now force households and consumers to scale back and save, he expects.
"The world has been going through a sequential secular recapitalization process," over more than a decade, he wrote.
This happened during the Asian, Russian and Latin American financial market crises between 1997 and 2002, in the United States with troubles at Enron and WorldCom in 2002-2003 acting as catalysts and now with banks.
"The U.S. household will inevitably be the next part of this process in the period ahead," he said, characterizing consumers as being overwhelmed by "debt exhaustion."
The major concern El-Erian has is that consumers have yet to recapitalize their balance sheet notwithstanding mounting pressure from sluggish employment, high energy and food prices, less ample access to credit and, most importantly, a housing price correction "that is still far from complete."
"The longer the delay out of Washington, D.C., in implementing fiscal measures to stabilize the housing sector, the greater the risk that the higher collateral damage on Main Street will induce a politically driven regulatory over-reaction with unpredictable economic outcomes," he added.
El-Erian also said the Fed's move to let securities firms borrow directly through its discount window will likely evolve into a permanent facility.
Investment banks, forced to unwind years of huge leverage, will seek ways to secure a deposit base that can reduce their cost of funding, including through merger and acquisition, El-Erian added. "This process of deleveraging and, if done properly, de-risking will have a number of implications for investors," El-Erian said.
"And by creating an initial vacuum in the more highly leveraged space vacated by investment banks, it will entice new entrants, some of which will come from the current generation of private equity and hedge funds."
Pimco's forum included its economic consultant, former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, as a participant.
(Reporting by Jennifer Ablan and John Parry; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)
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The Call--Question # 3
Short Seller Trivia: In the May 1 "Market Insider" blog, which green stock did shorts want badly?
Answer: Canadian Solar
May 1, Market Insider Blog
There is also interest by short sellers in Canadian Solar
Canadian Solar 1Q profit tops estimates; sees 2Q revenue above consensus
Canadian Solar Inc. said Tuesday that first-quarter adjusted income was $21.2 million, or 65 cents a share, handily topping the mean estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Reuters of 31 cents a share. Revenue for the three months ended March 31 rose to $171.2 million from $17.5 million in the first quarter of 2007. Wall Street analysts, on average, forecast sales of $151.9 million. The Markham, Ontario-based solar module products manufacturer said its first quarter results were the result of "robust market demand for our products, strong pricing, effective management of foreign exchange exposure, strong operational execution" of its flexible vertical integration business model, and a balanced supply strategy. Canadian Solar said it expects second-quarter adjusted income of $17 million to $18 million on revenue of $185 million to $190 million. Analysts, on average, estimate second-quarter earnings of 34 cents a share on revenue of $167.6 million. The company also expects second-quarter shipments of about 45 megawatts and said it expects to produce between 100 megawatts to 150 megawatts of UMG silicon products in fiscal 2009.
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