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Question 1: What Hasbro goodie is seen in our Hot Holiday Toys slideshow?
Girl Gourmet Cupcake Maker
Bakugan
U-Dance --> CORRECT ANSWER!
Crayola Glow Station
Question 2: What omen will convince strategist Kevin Caron that "the worst will finally be over"?
dollar stays up vs. euro for a week
oil prices stable for a week
interbank spreads improve --> CORRECT ANSWER!
Treasury yields level off
Question 3: What is the "focus" of Cramer's Playing Defense Rules: Part 5?
making money
holding on to what you have --> CORRECT ANSWER!
the bigger picture
rational investing
Question 4: According to our Warren Buffet Watch, how many BUD shares did Berkshire Hathaway hold at the end of March?
35.6 million shares --> CORRECT ANSWER!
13,845,000 shares
$969,150,000 in current dollars
1 billion shares
Question 5: On Friday, why did Fast Money's Jeff Macke say "becoming socialist is good"?
because traders fear uncertainty
he's long Citi and GM --> CORRECT ANSWER!
he approves of collective farming
he's long HMO stocks
Question 6: By Black Friday's close of trading last week, where did financial stocks end?
down 31%
down 0.01%
up 5% (excluding Citigroup)
up 31% --> CORRECT ANSWER!
CNBC Bonus Bucks Wednesday December 3
Bonus Bucks Answers Friday, November 28
Question: In our Spirits of the Holidays slideshow, how does Gary Vaynerchuk describe Connemara Irish Single Malt?
the Scotch drinker's Irish ---> CORRECT ANSWER!
tad more oak than the Woodford
tastes primarily of oak and caramel
really picks up the peat
Question 2: Which strategist told CNBC on Wednesday that investors ought to start buying into the 2009 recovery surge?
Randall Eley of The Edgar Lomax Co.
Nick Massey of Householder Group
Prof. Bjorn Hanson of the Tisch Center
Allen Sinai of Decision Economics ---> CORRECT ANSWER!
Question 3: At the Financial Follies this year, how much did water cost during the cocktail hour?
$6 ---> CORRECT ANSWER!
$11
free with a dinner voucher
water not available
Question 4: In Daryl Guppy's blog post about "Identifying Capitulation", what World War II metaphor does he use for the market?
Pearl Harbor
D-Day
Stuka dive bomber ---> CORRECT ANSWER!
U-boat wolf pack
Market closes early today (1pm EST). Come back Monday for the next lot of bonus bucks questions!
Bonus Bucks Answers Tuesday, November 25
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Question 1: Which strategist told CNBC Monday that Citigroup's common stock "was toast"?
Tobias Levkovich
Jim Hardesty
David Darst
Christopher Whalen --> CORRECT ANSWER
Question 2: According to Jon Najarian's Nov. 24 Stock Blog post, how far is Nucor stock off its summertime high?
down 70% --> CORRECT ANSWER
down $25.25
down 8%
none of the above
Question 3: How long has Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal been a Citigroup shareholder?
since it was First Natl. City Bank
since the Reagan Administration
more than 18 years --> CORRECT ANSWER
more than 21 years
Question 4: According to the feature, Holiday Shopping with Deflated Stocks, what could you buy with a share of Microsoft?
10 lb. Butterball turkey --> CORRECT ANSWER
10-megapixel camera
5 lbs. of yams
Chutes & Ladders game
Question 5: Fast Money's Dylan Ratigan appeared on The View, he used what metaphor to explain vanished credit?
money heaven --> CORRECT ANSWER
credit limbo
financial purgatory
money Narnia
Question 6: Which bank stocks does Peter Sorrentino of Huntington Asset Advisors see in a "huge" 2009 rally?
Citigroup
Bank of America
Wells Fargo --> CORRECT ANSWER
All of the above
Weekly Bonus Bucks Answer
Publicly traded companies release earnings?
Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly --> CORRECT ANSWER!
Yearly
See post below for today's daily bonus bucks trivia answers.
Bonus Bucks Answers Monday, November 24
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Question 1: When does Mike Duke effectively take the CEO post at Walmart?
Feb. 1, 2009 --> CORRECT ANSWER
Jan. 1, 2009
Jan. 30, 2009
Dec. 31, 2008
Question 2: Which central banker told CNBC Friday that his peers seek a "new world order"?
UAE's Sultan Bin Nasser al-Suwaidi
ECB's Jean-Claude Trichet
Brazil's Henrique De Campos Meirelles --> CORRECT ANSWER
None of the above
Question 3: Which super-investor told the Fast Money team Thursday that the dollar is going to drop "like a stone"?
George Soros
Sam Zell
Peter Schiff --> CORRECT ANSWER
Wilbur Ross
Question 4: What nightmarish phrase did Pimco's Mohammed El-Erian use to warn bank investors?
"the boogeyman"
"shareholder armageddon"
"the unthinkable" --> CORRECT ANSWER
"equity apocalypse"
Question 5: Which strategist told CNBC Friday, "All financials will be owned by the U.S. government in a year"?
Hugh Hendry --> CORRECT ANSWER
Jim Rogers
Peter Schiff
Marc Faber
Question 6: In Allen Wastler's Nov. 20 blog post, who is the first possible Treasury Secretary candidate he names?
Sheila Bair
Paul Volcker
Jon Corzine
Timothy Geithner --> CORRECT ANSWER
Bonus Bucks Answers Friday, November 21
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Question 1: According to Julia Boorstin, how much revenue did China Central TV's primetime ad space auction yield?
nearly $1.4 billion -->CORRECT ANSWER
$35 billion
11% over last year
10% over last year
Question 2: What disaster did Jim Paulsen of Wells Capital Management say "we've created" this week?
socialist hydra
credit crisis, the sequel
S&P death spiral
TARP crisis No. 2 -->CORRECT ANSWER
Question 3: Jim Cramer said HP's Q4 pre-announcement yielded no "pin action." Who did he say could have benefited from that action?
Intel
Cisco
Corning
all of the above -->CORRECT ANSWER
Question 4: Which investor said Thursday that they'd raise their Citigroup stake by 1%?
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
Saudi Prince Alwaleed -->CORRECT ANSWER
Warren Buffett
Wilbur Ross
Question 5: Which strategist told CNBC there won't be a bottom 'til Valentine's Day?
Tobias Levkovich of Citigroup
Jeffrey Kleintop of LPL Financial
Bob Doll of BlackRock -->CORRECT ANSWER
David Darst of Morgan Stanley
Question 6: On Thursday, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway lost 48.1% from its all-time high. Where did it close?
at $77,500 a share -->CORRECT ANSWER
down $8,700 from Wed.
a new 4-year low
all of the above
Have a great weekend!!
Bonus Bucks Answers Thursday, November 20
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Question 1: According to our Big Budget Events slideshow, how much did the Louisiana Purchase cost in today's dollars?
$217 billion -->CORRECT ANSWER!
$7.9 billion
One dollar, as a technicality
$782 million
Question 2: On the day KISS frontman Gene Simmons rang NYSE's opening bell, whose employees rang Nasdaq's bell?
Rambus -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Texas Instruments
SanDisk
Hynix Semiconductor
Question 3: According to Jeffrey Saut of Raymond James, when did the market bottom?
late summer
on the 3rd day of triple-digit loss
Oct. 10 -->CORRECT ANSWER!
it hasn't
Question 4: What did Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell say is the solution to marine pirate attacks?
a holistic approach -->CORRECT ANSWER!
kindness and understanding
all the navies in the world
a lot more weapons
Question 5: In Jim Cramer's Wednesday Lightning Round OT, which stocks did the Mad Money man praise?
DryShips
Sierra Pacific Resources
British Petroleum -->CORRECT ANSWER!
all of the above
Question 6: According to research firm IDC, global info tech spending will grow by how much in 2009?
5.9%
0.9%
4.2%
2.6% --> CORRECT ANSWER
Bonus Bucks Answers Wednesday, November 19
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Question 1: On Nov. 17, which ag stock did Pete Najarian praise for its "phenomenal pipeline"?
Archer Daniels Midland
Monsanto -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Mosaic
All of the above
Question 2: In Tuesday's "CEOs Sound Off", which chief executives gave CNBC their outlooks?
Jim Owens of Caterpillar
Thomas Farrell of Dominion Resources
Sir Martin Sorrell of the WPP Group
All of the above -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Question 3: What does Click Capital Research's Colin Gillis fear about investing in Yahoo?
the wait for a new CEO -->CORRECT ANSWER!
tech sector uncertainty in general
its "moribund" search
layoffs won't be enough
Question 4: On Tuesday, analyst Tina Vital offered CNBC her oil stock picks. Which company is on her 4-star list?
Exxon Mobil
Chevron
Marathon Oil -->CORRECT ANSWER!
All of the above
Question 5: How much of ConocoPhillips did Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway hold, as of Sept. 30?
17.5 million shares
84 million shares -->CORRECT ANSWER!
59.7 million shares
none of the above
Question 6: According to Daryl Guppy, what sort of traders use a "pump and dump" strategy?
desperate individuals -->CORRECT ANSWER!
irresponsible scoundrels
slick operators
near suicidal
Bonus Bucks Answers Tuesday, November 18
Come back later in the day for answers to all of today's trivia questions (bonus bucks).
Question 1: According to the Stock Blog post, Options Action: Dangerous Videogame Play, what must happen for the break-even trade?
stock must drop more than 9%
stock must drop more than 8% --> CORRECT ANSWER!!
stock must return to mid-April highs
stock must hold steady
Question 2: In Friday's Stop Trading! segment, Trouble for Coal, Jim Cramer said which energy stock has a "double whammy"?
Peabody
Arch Coal
Exxon
Kinder Morgan --> CORRECT ANSWER!!
Question 3: In the Stock Blog post, Five Stocks to Fight The Recession, how does Manuel Schiffres label Pfizer?
Dull as aspirin
Dirt-cheap
Not going out of business
All of the above --> CORRECT ANSWER!!
Question 4: In Vince Farrell's blog post, Lower Oil Price Equals A Tax Cut, the CIO offers what scientific view of petroleum "info"?
"forensic analysis"
"Litmus test"
"put it under a microscope"
"dissection" --> CORRECT ANSWER!!
Question 5: Enjoy our Holiday Cigars slideshow. Now name the only 2-time winner of Cigar Aficionado's No. 1 Cigar of the Year.
The Padrón Family --> CORRECT ANSWER!!
La Flor Dominicana
Macanudo
The Fuente Family
Question 6: In "Apple Investors' Hope for the Holidays" which "long-time" tech industry analyst does Jim Goldman refer to?
Walt Mossberg
Ashok Kumar
David Pogue
Gene Munster --> CORRECT ANSWER!!
CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge Trivia Answers November 17
Question 1(CNBC Squawk On The Street):
At the start of the Oct. 29 CNBC.com video, Solid Gold Demand, how high is the Dow as displayed onscreen?
8,990.96
19.11
9084.47 --> CORRECT ANSWER!
9325.01
Question 2 (CNBC - The Call):
In the Market Insider post, Stocks That Survived 1929, which Jazz Age stock is not on the list? Addressograph-Multigraph
Raybestos-Manhattan
Corn Products Refining
National Salt --> CORRECT ANSWER!
Question 3 (CNBC - Power Lunch):
In Matt Nesto's Oct. 31 stock blog post, what "No. 1" gainer did he call the "hottest stock on Earth"?
OfficeMax
Office Depot --> CORRECT ANSWER
Staples
None of the above
Question 4 (CNBC - Street Signs):
In the story, Stocks Could Get a Short Post-Election Bounce, who said Obama offered markets a "big positive"?
Art Cashin of UBS
Jordan Kimmel of Magnet Investment
Michael Kresh of M.D. Kresh Financial
Bruce Fenton of Atlantic Financial --> CORRECT ANSWER
Question 5: (CNBC - Closing Bell)
Our slideshow, The Many Sides Of Sarah Palin, depicts her meeting "Vikings and Valkyries" in which ethnic festival?
German
Norwegian --> CORRECT ANSWER
Danish
Inuit
New CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge
Its on!! Today marks the beginning of a new competition, and the good news is that you can also trade ETFs as well as stocks and currencies. Trading ETFs will make it easier to establish bearish strategies, by buying Short and Ultrashort ETFs.
CNBC Bonus Bucks is also back, but this time it looks like you have until 6am the following day to answer the trivia questions. Last competition, you had to answer by 4pm ET, which was when the market closed. That made it much tougher to get the full value of the bonus bucks, as the last question was asked 1 hour before trading closed. So you had a very brief time window to get your answers in.
So tell me all you people out there...Do you want me to provide the answers as I did last time? It was a lot of work, but if the interest is there, I will do it. Simply post a comment and let me know.
I will look at providing today's answers later in the day. Have fun, and enjoy the competition.
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CNBC Bonus Bucks Trivia Answers (July 8)
Question 1 (Squawk Box): In Julia Boorstin's July 7 post about NBC Universal's Weather Channel buy, which of NBC's Web sites does she mention?
CNBC.com
Hulu.com -->CORRECT ANSWER!
NBCnews.com
all of the above
Question 2 (Squawk On The Street): In Fast Money's July 3 post, "Our Favorite Inflation Trades", what was Guy Adami's play?
long Lockheed Martin -->CORRECT ANSWER!
long natgas
short Whole Foods
short Lockheed Martin
Question 3 (The Call): In the feature, "ETFs Provide Cover When Markets Get Crazy," which ETF does John Schloegel recommend?
IYM
PHO
GLD
all of the above -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Question 4 (Power Lunch): Web video hunt: On July 7, Stifel Nicolaus' David Lutz weighed in on financial stocks. He recommended buying:
Mastercard -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Goldman Sachs
Citigroup
none of the above
Question 5 (Street Signs): On Monday, Rebecca Darst said banks were rattled by the options action surrounding which stock(s)?
Wachovia
Zions Bancorp -->CORRECT ANSWER!
KeyCorp
all of the above
Question 6 (Closing Bell): CNBC Stock Blog: On Monday, hospitality analyst Jake Fuller panned which casino stock?
Trump Entertainment Resorts
Ameristar
Las Vegas Sands -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Pinnacle
See bottom of our Monday post for answer to CNBC Portfolio Challenge weekly question.
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bucks ) questions.
CNBC Bonus Bucks Trivia Answers (July 7)
See end of this post for answer to WEEKLY question
Question 1: In the Energy Source blog, what did ex-CIA agent Robert Baer say about Exxon and Chevron vis-a-vis Iraqi oil?
it's a long road to hoe
spent too much time in Iraq
they won't get major fields -->CORRECT ANSWER!
vie for 2/3 of Iraq exports
Question 2: According to the feature, "Failed Merger Roundup," which would-be acquiror(s) pulled the plug on a deal with PHH Corp.?
GE Capital Solutions -->CORRECT ANSWER!
JC Flowers & Co.
Friedman Fleischer & Lowe
all of the above
Question 3: In Carmen Wong Ulrich's blog post on wages, what wildlife phrase does she use for wrangling with debt?
like a headless chicken
don't fuss with the eagles
a bunch of crazy salmon -->CORRECT ANSWER!
a drunk monkey says "what?"
Question 4: In the story "Earnings Season Kicks Off with Little Hope Ahead" who sees "panic selling...more likely than panic-buying"?
Randy Carver
Raymond James
Matthew Tuttle -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Jeff Cox
Question 5: In the Stop Trading! blog post "Big Money Makes Its Move" which sector/idea does Jim Cramer call "horrible"?
Retail -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Financials
Coal stocks
all of the above
Question 6: In the CNBC Stock Blog post "Top Food Stock Picks for Lean Times", what ingestible image is displayed on the page?
beer being poured -->CORRECT ANSWER!
peanut butter being spread
mound of soybeans
generic sack of "grain"
Weekly Question: Traders break patterns into two types; continuation and _______.
fluctuation
short-term
reversal -->CORRECT ANSWER!
fundamental
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CNBC Bonus Bucks Trivia Answers (July 3)
Question 1: On July 2, strategist John Carter told CNBC he sees the Dow below 10,000. Where did he suggest putting your money?
gold
oil
both -->CORRECT ANSWER!
neither
Question 2: According to "Warren Buffett Watch," the bear market bit Berkshire Hathaway. What was its Tuesday closing price?
$149,200
$120,100 -->CORRECT ANSWER!
$118,665
$157,000
Question 3: In Darren Rovell's post on Nike's "Air McFlys," what Back to the Future "science" term did he quote?
density
flux capacitor
"jigawatts"
all of the above -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Question 4: According to the Fast Money Trade School article, "All Or Nothing Options", who is expected to trade binaries?
institutional investors
individuals
hedge funds
all of the above -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Weekly Question
In shorting, the difference between where you sell a stock and where you buy it back is called _____.
profit -->CORRECT ANSWER!
a loss
the trading range
the volatility scope
Come back during each trading day for answers to the CNBC Portfolio Challenge Trivia ( bonus bucks ) questions. There are no questions on July 4th. Next trivia day is July 7th.
CNBC June 30 Daily Trivia Answers (Monday)
Question 1: In his blog, Darren Rovell paid tribute to the late George Carlin. Which of Rovell's terms refers to options trades?
crack spread
long straddle -->CORRECT ANSWER!
bulge bracket
tenbagger
Question 2: According to the blog post, "Air Products: Cutting Edge of Alt Energy?", how does Jim Cramer describe the U.S.?
Holy Grail of coal
Saudi Arabia of coal -->CORRECT ANSWER!
capital of problem-solving
none of the above
Question 3: In the CNBC.com video "Go Short" how does Options University strategist Ron Ianieri define a "speculator"?
only "the super-savvy"
"everyone in the market" -->CORRECT ANSWER!
commodities "sharpies"
"practically every trader"
Question 4: According to the CNBC Stock Blog "Powering Your Portfolio: Uranium" what is uranium miner Cameco's other business?
mining gold -->CORRECT ANSWER!
building nuke power plants
refining uranium ore
none of the above
Question 5: In Fast Money's Web Extra video "Najarian's Sweet Trade" which home builder rated the opinion, "I'd stay away"?
Lennar -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Centex
KB Home
Hovnanian
Question 6: Which U.S. airline announced on Monday June 23 that it plans to lay off 950 pilots?
Delta
Northwest
Continental
UAL -->CORRECT ANSWER!
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CNBC June 24 Daily Trivia Answers (Tuesday)
solving global problems
once-in-a-generation event
power-plant efficiency
all of the above -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Question 2: In her Monday blog post on foreclosures, what did Carmen Wong Ulrich say "matters most"?
home expense/salary ratio -->CORRECT ANSWER!
our own education
reading the fine print
making judicious decisions
Question 3: In the CNBC.com feature, "The Future of Oil: What the Experts Are Saying," who is Peter Beutel paired with?
Dan Yergin
John Kilduff
Addison Armstrong -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Kevin Kerr
Question 4: According to CNBC.com's video report "Foreclosure Tour Hits Manhattan" how many Q1 residential foreclosures were there?
23 -->CORRECT ANSWER!
"dozens"
"hundreds"
91
Question 5: In Diana Olick's post, "Harvard and Housing: A Silver Lining?" Eric Belsky cited a "significant amount" of this:
overbuilding
faulty mortgage products
divorce
immigration -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Goldman Sachs -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Morgan Stanley
Merrill Lynch
none of the above
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CNBC June 23 Daily Trivia Answers (Monday)
Question 1: In the June 20 Kudlow Caucus, which panelist called the $300 billion housing bailout bill a "boondoggle"?
Stefan Abrams -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Jerry Bowyer
Art Laffer
James Pethokoukis
Question 2: CNBC Stock Blog: on June 20, what did Jeffrey Frankel cite as an element in an investment brainstorming process?
Iron Man
Spider-Man
The Hulk -->CORRECT ANSWER!
none of the above
Question 3: How does Sharon Epperson's blog post, "Big Oil Heads Back To Iraq," describe the oil majors' Iraqi deals?
long-term service contracts
production sharing
unlikely to depress prices -->CORRECT ANSWER!
none of the above
Question 4: The article "Picks for Banking Bloodbath" praises Banca Transilvania. Where is the financial firm based?
Bucharest
Cluj -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Serbia
Hungary
Question 5: In the Web video report "Staubach's Real Estate Deal" what is the "biggest compliment" to ex-Dallas QB Roger Staubach?
the real estate guy -->CORRECT ANSWER!
gridiron great
American icon
inspiration to young people
Question 6: In the Fast Money blog, "Post-Washout Rally?" which indicator did Jon Najarian look to first for a pro-rally case?
XLF
VIX -->CORRECT ANSWER!
S&P
Dow
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CNBC June 20 Daily Trivia Answers (Friday)
Question 1: According to Darren Rovell's June 19 Sports Biz blog, Notre Dame will start a series vs which team in 2010?
Nevada
Army -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Washington State
Clemson
Question 2: CNBC.com Web video: In "China Fuel Prices" (June 19) Peter Boockvar called this a "major problem" for China:
food inflation -->CORRECT ANSWER!
gasoline demand
market volatility
U.S. populism
Question 3: Two-Way Street blog: In "Reader Response: Let's Drill!!! (Mostly)" what non-human animal anatomy does a reader mention?
rat's posterior
eagle's claw
monkey's paw
panda's head -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Question 4: In Bob Pisani's "Regional Banks Stage Rally" which bank anticipated "some increase in the cash dividend during 2008"?
KeyCorp
Fifth Third
BB&T -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Suntrust
Question 5: In "Lower Crude Bad For Stocks?" Carter Worth tells the Fast Money team how he'd trade if crude pulls back. How?
buy crude on the dip
long technology -->CORRECT ANSWER!
dump natgas, solar
stay the course
Question 6: "Investing in a Tough European Retail Environment" mentions one optimistic "recovery" in UK retail. Which company?
Inditex
Home Retail
Kingfisher -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Tesco
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CNBC Portfolio Challenge Weekly Strategy
This calculation is based on $2,000 per correct answer for each daily and weekly Trivia Question. Each day, 6 trivia questions are asked.
For answering ALL six weekly Trivia Questions correctly, you would have got 6 x $2,000 = $12,000.
There have been 5 full weeks so far which is 25 days, less 1 day for public holiday, = 24 days. There have been 3 days so far this week, making it a total of 27 days upto the end of today. Thus 27 days X $12,000 = $324,000.
Maximum bonus bucks so far = $336,000!! This excludes the referral bonus of upto $5,000.
If I have miscalculated above, please post a comment with corrections.
Ok, here is the good news...every trading day I try and post the answers to the day's CNBC Portfolio Challenge trivia questions. All you have to do is bookmark this blog (or subscribe to the atom feed) and check it regularly. Please note that its crucial to enter your answers DURING the trading day. I also try and post each weekly answer.
POSSIBLE STRATEGY FOR WEEKLY PRIZES: Today the stockmarket got slaughtered with the Dow falling 131 points to hover just above the 12,000 level. Many of your portfolios may have lost a significant chunk of their value this week. USE THIS TO YOUR ADVANTAGE AS FOLLOWS:
If your portfolio has really fallen dramatically you could get yourself in the running for the best weekly performance prizes which are based on your %age change for the week. Say, for example your $1,000,000 portfolio has halved to $500,000 as a result of some high risk trades going bad. Well, if next week you do nothing except answer all the trivia questions correctly, you would get $62,000 in bonus bucks, or a return of 12.4%! So if your portfolio is in a mess, make sure you answer ALL the bonus bucks questions correctly, and that will give you a big lift. Naturally, you still have to end up with some winners in your portfolio, but at least you can have fun and a chance at a weekly prize.
Even if you have not joined the CNBC Portfolio Challenge yet, you can still do so. Enter the CNBC Portfolio Challenge here.
CNBC June 18 Daily Trivia Answers (Wednesday)
Question 1:
In her blog post, "Foreclosures: What You're Asking About," what did Carmen Wong Ulrich offer Steve the Angry Renter?
his own blog post -->CORRECT ANSWER!
justice
more helpful information
a very helpful Web site
Question 2:
Cramer prefers gold to silver. So why did he say he likes Pan American Silver, in June 9's Lightning Round OT?
good inflation hedge
gold won't always glitter
"a winner" among peers -->CORRECT ANSWER!
medical uses for silver
Question 3:
Warren Buffett Watch: According to Adolphus Busch IV, how big a stake does Berkshire Hathaway's CEO hold in Anheuser?
"No. 1 shareholder"
5 percent -->CORRECT ANSWER!
1 percent
10 percent
Question 4:
The slideshow, "Which Costs More?" (June 10) says Budweiser is pricier than crude oil. How much IS a barrel of beer?
US$447.25 -->CORRECT ANSWER!
US$300.61
300.61 euros
US$6,155.52
Question 5:
CNBC Stock Blog: In "Two China Solar Energy Stocks" Gerald Jordan praised, yes, energy plays. Which one(s)?
Schlumberger
JA Solar
Yingli Green
all of the above -->CORRECT ANSWER!
Question 6:
In "'Non-Toxic' Financial Stock Picks" which bank did Ben Steverman call "the anti-Countrywide"?
Charles Schwab
U.S. Bancorp
BlackRock
Hudson City Bancorp -->CORRECT ANSWER!
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