In the CNBC.com feature, "Can You Beat The Market With This ETF Portfolio?", which ETF is weighted 30%?

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In the CNBC.com feature, "Can You Beat The Market With This ETF Portfolio?", which ETF is weighted 30%?
Answer: SPY


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According to the Stock Blog post, "Stocks That Gain on Hurricanes" which company had "just announced" a share buyback?

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According to the Stock Blog post, "Stocks That Gain on Hurricanes" which company had "just announced" a share buyback? Answer: Toro Company

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Web video hunt: On July 7, Stifel Nicolaus’ David Lutz weighed in on financial stocks. He recommended buying:

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Web video hunt: On July 7, Stifel Nicolaus’ David Lutz weighed in on financial stocks. He recommended buying:
Answer: Mastercard

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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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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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The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crash of 2008 and What It Means

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In "Cap-and-Trade Craziness" what energy resource does Larry Kudlow NOT mention?
Answer: geothermal

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CNBC Stock Blog: Thomas Winmill likes miner Freeport McMoRan for a "special reason." What special reason? Answer: molybdenum production

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In “The Right Way to Watch Mad Money” (May 28), what proverb does the CNBC.com editor paraphrase?
Answer: “Give a man a fish…”

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In “Is The Oil Rally Over?” (May 29) Joe Terranova told the Fast Money traders he’s playing oil by:
Answer: staying short Hess

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Web Video hunt: On May 27, CNBC interviewed “The Buffett of Brazil.” Name him.
Answer: Arminio Fraga

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In “Ethanolics Anonymous” what does guest blogger Jerry Bowyer cite as a driver of the ethanol trend? Answer: all of the above

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On Friday, Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris said Dow uses how much of the U.S.’ electricity to make its products? Answer: 1%

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Energy strategist John Kilduff used which social-psychology term in his oil blog “The End of Daze”? Answer: herd mentality

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On May 28, homeland security analyst Brian Ruttenbur praised which firm for its fingerprint-verification tech? Answer: AuthenTec

Power Lunch
On Friday, Rebecca Darst said options traders are looking at chips. What reason(s) did she cite? Answer: All of the above

Street Signs
Fast Money’s Karen Finerman loves “bargain real estate.” But what conclusion did she reach on Maguire Properties? Answer: She likes “the dynamic”

Closing Bell
CNBC Stock Blog: For 2008, Manny Weintraub scoffs at the "Sell in May, Stay Away" adage. Why? Answer: lots of bargains

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An investor’s _______ size is the dollar value being invested into a particular security. Answer: Position




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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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“States with the Highest Foreclosure Rates” slideshow: How many Nevada households got notices as of April?

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“States with the Highest Foreclosure Rates” slideshow: How many Nevada households got notices as of April? Answer: 1 in every 146

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Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio Tracker: What was BRK's top holding by dollar value (as of March 31)?

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Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio Tracker: What was BRK's top holding by dollar value (as of March 31)? Answer: KO

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Squawk Box Question #1
In the story "Hogan's Heroes," Jeffries' Art Hogan recommended which biotech stock?
Answer: Charles River

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In "Future Trade: Web 5.0" what Un-"sexy" stock did Jeff Macke recommend?Answer: Intel

The Call Question # 3
On May 16, CNBC.com's "Two Way Street" blog got its name from a presumably loyal reader. Who?Answer: John Ware

Power Lunch Question #4
In the CNBC Stock Blog, "A Big Buy On Brazil," what was Tom Del Zoppo's advice?
Answer: Buy Petrobras

Street Signs Question #5
In "Thunder To Battle iPhone?!" Jim Goldman quotes which tech news & review site?
Answer: The Boy Genius

Closing Bell Question #6
On May 16, Jim Cramer said he’d only recommend ONE Indian stock. Name it.
Answer: Sterlite Industries

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Squawk Box Question #1

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

Squawk on the Street Question #2
The geothermal industry is molten! But there are only 2 pure plays trading on U.S. exchanges. Name one. Answer: Ormat Technologies

The Call Question #3

The CNBC Stock Blog featured "Israeli gems" -- picks by Merrill Lynch's Haim Israel. What was his telecom pick? Answer: Cellcom

Power Lunch Question #4
Donald Trump told CNBC he sold his Palm Beach house for $100 million. What literary reference did he make? Answer: Tale of two cities

Street Signs Question #5

Erin Burnett is in South Asia, seeking global market movers. How big is India's economy? Answer: $1.2 trillion

Closing Bell Question #6

In “Bill Miller’s Broken Legg,” what company did Jim Cramer call “an American comeback story”? Answer: ArvinMeritor




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What did Jim Cramer call "the Tony Soprano stock"?
Answer: Waste Management



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Squawk on the Street--Question #2

Jeffries' managing director Paul Fremont loves dirty coal. On May 6, he recommended which energy stock?
Answer: Allegheny Energy

Jeffries' managing director Paul Fremont loves dirty coal. On May 6, he recommended which energy stock?

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On 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)
Copyright 2008 Reuters. Click for restrictions.

URL: http://www.cnbc.com/id/24617126/for/cnbc/

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On May 14, Pimco's Mohamed El-Erian warned that the Fed is:

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Short Seller Trivia: In the May 1 "Market Insider" blog, which green stock did shorts want badly?
Answer: Canadian Solar

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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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5. Street Signs

According to Rebecca Darst, what “slammed” the Pawn-and-Payday firms?

Answer: wham-bam legislation


4. Power Lunch

On May 9’s “Stop Trading”, Jim Cramer warned NOT to buy certain stocks. Which one did he call a “travesty”?

Answer: AIG


3. The Call

On May 5, strategist James Altucher said three stocks may be the “next Berkshire Hathaways.” Name one of them.

Answer: Otter Tail



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1. Squawk Box

On May 5, analyst Elaine Kub discussed a possible commodity cartel. What commodity was it?

Answer: Rice

2. Squawk on the Street

On May 9, what did John Kilduff say was his upside target for crude oil?

Answer: $138


3. The Call

On May 5, strategist James Altucher said three stocks may be the “next Berkshire Hathaways.” Name one of them.

Answer: Otter Tail



4. Power Lunch

On May 9’s “Stop Trading”, Jim Cramer warned NOT to buy certain stocks. Which one did he call a “travesty”?

Answer: AIG


5. Street Signs

According to Rebecca Darst, what “slammed” the Pawn-and-Payday firms?

Answer: wham-bam legislation

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1. Squawk on the Street

In his Trader Talk blog, Bob Pisani had one April entry entitled Hot Fertilizer. Name one of the stocks he discussed.

Answer: CF Industries

2. The Call

On Monday, April 28, James Altucher of Formula Capital recommended which food-inflation trade to CNBC viewers?

Answer: Sadia

3. Power Lunch

On April 25, Tech Check’s Jim Goldman blogged on Microsoft’s Yahoo bid. How did he describe Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s rule?

Answer: Iron-fisted

4. Street Signs

Mark Travis said he likes “redneck stocks.” On April 24, The CIO of Intrepid Capital Funds recommended

Answer: Comcast

5. Closing Bell

Jim Cramer has a cameo in Iron Man, judging the mythical Stark Industries. What is Stark’s make-believe ticker symbol?

Answer: SIA


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