Bonus Bucks: November 2008 Archives
Squawk Box
Question: In our Spirits of the Holidays slideshow, how does Gary Vaynerchuk describe Connemara Irish Single Malt?
Answer: the Scotch drinker's Irish
Squawk on the Street
Question: Which strategist told CNBC on Wednesday that investors ought to start buying into the 2009 recovery surge?
Answer: Allen Sinai of Decision Economics
The Call
Question: At the Financial Follies this year, how much did water cost during the cocktail hour?
Answer: $6
Power Lunch
Question: Question: In Daryl Guppy's blog post about "Identifying Capitulation", what World War II metaphor does he use for the market?
Answer: Stuka dive bomber
Weekly Quiz
Question: Publicly traded companies release earnings?
Answer: Quarterly
Squawk Box
Question: Which strategist told CNBC Monday that Citigroup's common stock "was toast"?
Answer: Christopher Whalen
Squawk on the Street
Question: According to Jon Najarian's Nov. 24 Stock Blog post, how far is Nucor stock off its summertime high?
Answer: down 70%
The Call
Question: How long has Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal been a Citigroup shareholder?
Answer: more than 18 years
Power Lunch
Question: According to the feature, Holiday Shopping with Deflated Stocks, what could you buy with a share of Microsoft?
Answer: 10 lb. Butterball turkey
Street Signs
Question: When Fast Money's Dylan Ratigan appeared on The View, he used what metaphor to explain vanished credit?
Answer: money heaven
Closing Bell
Question: Which bank stocks does Peter Sorrentino of Huntington Asset Advisors see in a "huge" 2009 rally?
Answer: Wells Fargo
Weekly Quiz
Question: Publicly traded companies release earnings?
Answer: Quarterly
Squawk Box
Question: When does Mike Duke effectively take the CEO post at Walmart?
Answer: Feb. 1, 2009
Squawk on the Street
Question: Which central banker told CNBC Friday that his peers seek a "new world order"?
Answer: Brazil's Henrique De Campos Meirelles
The Call
Question: Which super-investor told the Fast Money team Thursday that the dollar is going to drop "like a stone"?
Answer: Peter Schiff
Power Lunch
Question: What nightmarish phrase did Pimco's Mohammed El-Erian use to warn bank investors?
Answer: "the unthinkable"
Street Signs
Question: Which strategist told CNBC Friday, "All financials will be owned by the U.S. government in a year"?
Answer: Hugh Hendry
Closing Bell
Question: In Allen Wastler's Nov. 20 blog post, who is the first possible Treasury Secretary candidate he names?
Answer: Timothy Geithner
Weekly Quiz
Question: Publicly traded companies release earnings?
Answer: Quarterly
Squawk Box
Question: According to Julia Boorstin, how much revenue did China Central TV's primetime ad space auction yield?
Answer: nearly $1.4 billion
Squawk on the Street
Question: What disaster did Jim Paulsen of Wells Capital Management say "we've created" this week?
Answer: TARP crisis No. 2
The Call
Question: Jim Cramer said HP's Q4 pre-announcement yielded no "pin action." Who did he say could have benefited from that action?
Answer: all of the above
Power Lunch
Question: Which investor said Thursday that they'd raise their Citigroup stake by 1%?
Answer: Saudi Prince Alwaleed
Street Signs
Question: Which strategist told CNBC there won't be a bottom 'til Valentine's Day?
Answer: BlackRock
Closing Bell
Question: On Thursday, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway lost 48.1% from its all-time high. Where did it close?
Answer: at $77,500 a share
Weekly Quiz
Question: The Dow Jones Industrial Average consist of
Answer: 30 stocks
Squawk Box
Question: According to our Big Budget Events slideshow, how much did the Louisiana Purchase cost in today's dollars?
Answer: $217 billion
Squawk on the Street
Question: On the day KISS frontman Gene Simmons rang NYSE's opening bell, whose employees rang Nasdaq's bell?
Answer: Rambus
The Call
Question: According to Jeffrey Saut of Raymond James, when did the market bottom?
Answer: Oct. 10
Power Lunch
Question: What did Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell say is the solution to marine pirate attacks?
Answer: a holistic approach
Street Signs
Question: In Jim Cramer's Wednesday Lightning Round OT, which stocks did the Mad Money man praise?
Answer: British Petroleum
Closing Bell
Question: According to research firm IDC, global info tech spending will grow by how much in 2009?
Answer: 2.6%
Weekly Quiz
Question: The Dow Jones Industrial Average consist of
Answer: 30 stocks
Squawk Box
Question: On Nov. 17, which ag stock did Pete Najarian praise for its "phenomenal pipeline"?
Answer: Monsanto
Squawk on the Street
Question: In Tuesday's "CEOs Sound Off", which chief executives gave CNBC their outlooks?
Answer: All of the above
The Call
Question: What does Click Capital Research's Colin Gillis fear about investing in Yahoo?
Answer: the wait for a new CEO
Power Lunch
Question: On Tuesday, analyst Tina Vital offered CNBC her oil stock picks. Which company is on her 4-star list?
Answer: Marathon Oil
Street Signs
Question: How much of ConocoPhillips did Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway hold, as of Sept. 30?
Answer: 84 million shares
Closing Bell
Question: According to Daryl Guppy, what sort of traders use a "pump and dump" strategy?
Answer: desperate individuals
Weekly Quiz
Question: The Dow Jones Industrial Average consist of
Answer: 30 stocks
Squawk Box
Question: According to the Stock Blog post, Options Action: Dangerous Videogame Play, what must happen for the break-even trade?
Answer: stock must drop more than 8%
Squawk on the Street
Question: In Friday's Stop Trading! segment, Trouble for Coal, Jim Cramer said which energy stock has a 'double whammy'?
Answer: Kinder Morgan
The Call
Question: In the Stock Blog post, Five Stocks to Fight The Recession, how does Manuel Schiffres label Pfizer?
Answer: All of the above
Power Lunch
Question: In Vince Farrell's blog post, Lower Oil Price Equals A Tax Cut, the CIO offers what scientific view of petroleum 'info'?
Answer: dissection
Street Signs
Question: Enjoy our Holiday Cigars slideshow. Now name the only 2-time winner of Cigar Aficionado's No. 1 Cigar of the Year.
Answer: The Padrón Family
Closing Bell
Question: In "Apple Investors' Hope for the Holidays" which "long-time" tech industry analyst does Jim Goldman refer to?
Answer: Gene Munster
Weekly Quiz
Question: The Dow Jones Industrial Average consist of
Answer: 30 stocks
Squawk on the Street
Question: At the start of the Oct. 29 CNBC.com video, Solid Gold Demand, how high is the Dow as displayed onscreen?
Answer: 9084.47
The Call
Question: In the Market Insider post, Stocks That Survived 1929, which Jazz Age stock is not on the list?
Answer: National Salt
Power Lunch
Question: In Matt Nesto's Oct. 31 stock blog post, what 'No. 1' gainer did he call the 'hottest stock on Earth'?
Answer: Office Depot
Street Signs
Question: In the story, Stocks Could Get a Short Post-Election Bounce, who said Obama offered markets a "big positive"?
Answer: Bruce Fenton of Atlantic Financial
Closing Bell
Question: Our slideshow, The Many Sides Of Sarah Palin, depicts her meeting "Vikings and Valkyries" in which ethnic festival?
Answer: Norwegian
Weekly Quiz
Question: The Dow Jones Industrial Average consist of
Answer: 30 stocks
