Marketplace Flashcards
What Helsinki-based smartphone maker was just bought by Microsoft for $7 billion?
Nokia
What types of mortgages are fetching lower rates than conforming loans?
Jumbo Mortgages
Who is the CEO of Verizon Communications?
Lowell McAdam
What Senate committee must approve the President’s appointment to Fed Reserve chairman?
U.S. Senate Banking Committee
One of the world’s largest agricultural companies is seeking to relocate its global headquarters after four decades in Decatur, Illinois. The CEO Ms. Woertz formerly an executive of Chevron complained that when moving to Decatur her biggest concern was that she didn’t know if there was a Starbucks. What is the name of this company?
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)
Where does Archer Daniels Midland Plan on moving its global headquarters to?
Chicago
Some insurers, in an effort to retain customers are misleading them, warning of rate hikes if they do not renew before the rollout of the affordable care act. What state fined Humana for doing this?
The Kentucky Insurance Department
General Motors agreed to buy $3.2 billion of preferred stock owned by the UAW’s retiree health care trust. This type of trust is sometimes referred to as a VEBA. What does VEBA stand for?
Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association
In an effort to negotiate a better price over the UAW’s 41.5% stake in Chrysler, Sergio Marchionne is doing what?
Proposing an IPO
Employees of this company have signed a petition to work in protest of a union filing in France to enforce the law that retail stores must close before 9pm.
Sephora
What city are Sephora workers protesting a union move to limit working later than 9pm?
Paris, France
This company is playing to its roots with its latest tablet device saying that tablets should be seen as a new version of the laptop and desktop not a replacement. Name this company.
Microsoft
What is the name of the tablet that Microsoft has come out with to rival Apple and Samsung?
The Surface Pro 2
What is Microsoft doing differently with the release of the Surface Pro 2 that Microsoft believe will increase its sales and boost profitability?
Selling the tablet at retail establishments and making the tablet in house.
These type of workers will soon replace Chinese workers due to soaring wages and an aging population.
Robotic Workers
What electronics company who has typically manufactured phone chargers for Apple has ambitious plans to manufacture robots so cheaply that they can undercut Chinese workers?
Delta Electronics Incorporated
Why do analyst believe there’s a caveat to the sales numbers Apple was reporting for it’s debut of the iPhone 5S and 5C?
The decision to sell the iPhone in China on the opening weekend and it counted sales to other retailers which doesn’t control for unsold iPhone 5Cs that are in retailers inventory.
What company is threating to scale back its alliance with Chrysler Group if it can’t get full control of the US automaker?
Fiat SpA
Fiat has come to depend heavily on Chrysler Group as its business in Europe has slowed and is hemorrhaging cash. What city is Fiat based in?
Turin, Italy
What brand does Fiat plan to relaunch in the US to help increase sales?
Alfa-Romeo
Described as a merger of equals these two computer chip machine manufacturers will join forces in an all stock deal. This Japanese/American deal was forged between what two firms?
Applied Materials & Tokyo Electron
What country do Applied Materials & Tokyo Electron plan to incorporate in to reduce their tax liability?
The Netherlands
Enrollment for what types of programs has increased with the improving job market? Also what is accounting for an increasing portion of this enrollment?
MBA Programs, Foreign Demand
What company is the global powerhouse in toilet manufacturing?
Toto Ltd.
What US toilet manufacturing company is seeing a comeback as Chinese wages and shipping costs increase?
Mansfield Plumbing Products
By delaying its decision on the purchase of new fighter jets this country has put Lockheed Martin’s Joint Strike Fighter back on the list of possible candidates.
South Korea
What is the name of the European rival aircraft to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter?
Eurofighter Typhoon
What is Amazon’s strategy behind selling the Kindle so cheaply relative to other tablets on the market?
They want to make money on the content sold through the tablet.
What recommendation service website is Amazon integrating into is new line of devices?
book recommendations through Goodreads
Bugatti is joining the ranks of Ferrari and Porsche by offering products and accessories in this unrelated industry. What is it?
Clothing
What Automaker owns Bugatti?
Volkwagen AG
This luxury auto maker in dealing with increased demand has decided to decrease its production in the coming year to 7,000 units.
Ferrari
This luxury auto maker sells only 12% of its vehicles to women and wants to double its sales to women by 2018.
Bentley
This firm is releasing a new cloud computing product called RealPlayer Cloud that allows useres to store, share, and view larger video files without any special software.
RealNetworks
RealNetworks is releasing a new cloud computing product that allows useres to store, share, and view larger video files without any special software. What is this program called?
RealPlayer Cloud
In a trend towards healthier snacking many companies are offering products such as seaweed chips and brown rice crackers. Although the names may sound healthy many of these snacks are as bad or worse than traditional pretzels or potato chips. Researchers have coined this with a buzzword for wanting atleast seemingly healthly snacks. what is the buzzword?
Permissible Indulgence
This game designed to help children learn fractions, takes a numberline and then gives children hints to where the fraction is on the number line. Once they hit the hidden fractor they win. What is this game called?
Battleship Numberline
Why are fractions key to future math succcess?
Because understanding fractions means one can understand broader mathematical concepts and types of numbers.
In an effort to countering its reputation for discouraging young talent and for lacking imagination to drive new trends, some fashion industry leaders announced at the Milan fashion show that they would do what?
Support aspiring designers with scholarships and mentoring.
Pop-culture icons are causing designers to make this type of clothing “luxe” with a little bit of embellishment.
Athletic clothing, more specifically hoodies
What Prada designed fashions for the Spring of 2014 will fast fashion have reproduced and sell in stores by November?
Applied Portraits to clothes and handbags
What little-known designer made a splash at fashion week with his designs of luxurious materials outerwear that could be worn to the board meeting of a creative company?
Marco de Vincenzo
The NCAA database of major infractions yields no results for what recent notorious scandal?
The Jerey Sandusky Scandal at Penn State
By rudcing its punishment on Penn State, the NCAA is making its position of responsibility and stance between what two things unclear?
Rules of competition and member morality.
