CNBC Bonus Bucks Monday December 1, 2008

Question 1: CNBC Guest Blogger Tony Crescenzi knows the bond market inside and out. Who is his employer?
Pimco
Miller Tabak + Co. --> CORRECT ANSWER!
Soleil Securities Group
Soleil Moon Frye

Question 2: According to Jim Goldman, what is HP blaming for its Q1 revenue shortfall prediction?
sales slowdown
market softness
currency conditions --> CORRECT ANSWER!
all of the above

Question 3: How many Yahoo shares did billionaire investor Carl Icahn buy last week?
75.6 million shares
6.8 million shares --> CORRECT ANSWER!
all of them
5.5 percent of the company

Question 4: In his blog post, Obama’s Pro-Growth Economic Team, Larry Kudlow refers to which pagan notion?
midnight moon worship
dormant animal spirits --> CORRECT ANSWER!
gods of war
reading tea leaves

Question 5: What day did Berkshire Hathaway shares close below $100K for the 1st time in 2 years?
Monday, Nov 17 --> CORRECT ANSWER!
Friday Nov. 21
Monday Nov. 24
none of the above

Question 6: According to Jane Wells, Saddam Hussein's yacht, the Basra Breeze, was maligned as
typical tyrant schlock
a shrine to bad taste --> CORRECT ANSWER!
surprisingly comfortable
loaded with extras

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