Week of October 16 - October 22 Flashcards
A recent study found that adolescent males show a temporary decline, between ages 13 and 16 of the ability to recognize and respond to others’ feelings. What is this known as?
affective empathy
Square Cash can let you email money to people- from your debit card to someone else’s. This is from Square, Inc., which is best known for what?
devices to make phones & tablets into cash registers
Dating online has become easier if you know the characteristics of the people that you want to date. New sites aim to draw people with similar interests already to increase the chance of a match. What are these sites known as?
niche sites
Five years ago, a property bubble burst in Dubai, however, now new projects are in the works. What is the most notable of these planned projects?
Dubai Water Canal
Fitch says that it could downgrade the U.S. credit rating by the end of the 1st quarter next year. It indicated this by placing the U.S. rating on what?
“rating watch negative”
AT&T could buy the rest of Vodafone’s assets to enter the European market. What aspects of the European market make it difficult to enter?
weak economies, regulatory climate, very competitive environment, falling pricing power
Haribo, who makes gummy bears, is named after the founder of the company and its birthplace, which is in what German city?
Bonn
Military planners once viewed the JLTV as a replacement for all humvees in service. What does this stand for?
Joint Light Tactical Vehicles
Burberry is having their design chief take over as CEO as well. What other CEOs are also in charge of design at their respective companies?
Ralph Lauren & Giorgio Armani
An earthquake in the Phillipines has caused loss of lives as well as what other detrimental effects in Cebu City?
destruction of architectural landmarks; suspension of call center operations
An Afghani governor was killed while addressing people at a mosque on the largest religious holiday in Islam, known as what?
Eid al-Adha
The Supreme Court is going to look into the EPA’s practices regarding regulation of greenhouse gases emitted from which sources?
stationary facilities
Bank of America is looking to change its overdraft policy. This would not allow customers to overdraw their balances during which transactions?
automatic bill payment, ATM
Bowing in Japan is a sign of apology. Yasuhiro Sato did this recently as CEO of Mizuho Bank for what offense?
suspected trading with criminals
Low performance in FICC is resulting in Goldman Sachs cutting bonuses and benefits. What does FICC stand for?
fixed income, currency and commodities
Who is the parent of American Airlines?
AMR
Who requested that the Wall Street Journal not publish names in the case of the alleged manipulation of the Libor rate?
U.K. Serious Fraud Office
One-third to one-quarter of a smelter’s operating costs are for power. This has caused aluminium production to move to low-cost energy areas, like where?
The Middle East and Iceland
Google’s profit has increased due to a new policy that pushes marketers to place ads on phones as well as computers. What is the policy called?
“enhanced campaigns”
A convicted Nazi war criminal’s body has been denied burial in Rome, where h lived. Why are other governments not eager to become involved?
risk that the tomb could be an icon for the Neo-Nazi movement
Pope Francis gave President Abbas a pen when they met recently. What did Mr. Abbas hope to use the pen for?
To sign a peace treaty with Israel
Chancellor Merkel’s conservatives and Social Democrats are continuing coalition talks. What policy is likely to be implemented if they form a coalition government?
minimum wage
The E.U. and Canada are nearing a free-trade deal. The E.U. is using this framework in its continuing trade negotiations with which two other countries?
U.S. & Japan
The recent discovery of human skulls suggests that our first ancestors to leave Africa were a single species, not several. Where was this skull found?
Dmanisi, Georgia
