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
J.P. Morgan has inherited legal woes from recent acquisitions of which two companies?
Washington Mutual & Bear Stearns
Sifma is soon releasing the results of a test where 50 government and private-sector entities responded to a simulated financial system attack. What is Sifma?
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
David Rosenburg, a top bear, has shifted to become more bullish due to an improving labor market. He is now fighting the perception of being a permabull, which is what?
analyst who maintains a positive stance in every market
To beat Coach Belichick, start a rookie at quarterback and his winning percentage goes from .729 to .688. Which team does he lead?
New England Patriots
Level 3 Communications had a service outage in the Northeast. This affected customers of which two companies that use the service?
Cablevision Systems and Time Warner Cable
That is the term for the products that Apple’s competitors are using to decrease iPad mini sales?
phablets
The FTC is expected to approve a merger between Office Depot and OfficeMax, even though it denied one to the industry in 1997. What has changed to cause this approval?
increased online competitors
13 rail cars derailed in Alberta, Canada. Two cars remained on fire for over 36 hours after derailment. These cars were carrying LPG, which stands for what?
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Israel named Kamit Flug as their new Bank Chief. What will be her main policy challenge?
keep shekel in check to help exports while avoiding stock & housing bubbles
The head of the Arab League said that an international conference aimed at ending Syria’s civil war will be held in November. Who is this?
Nabil Elaraby
Rex Ryan’s defensive strategies have saved multiple NFL teams, leading 3 teams to rank top four in sacks in the AFC. Name the teams that use this defense.
Chiefs, Saints, Jets, Bills
While removing dirt and oil, surfactants interact with the skin’s outermost layer and protective barrier, where problems can begin. What is this layer of skin called?
stratum corneum
Who is following the latter piece of the advice, “Neither a borrower nor a lender be” very closely?
Europe
Mark Cuban won his case against the SEC and was cleared of insider trading. What is he doing now?
Fighting the SEC
The U.K. IPO market gets listings from two more companies, including Merlin Entertainments. Name the two mentioned tourist attractions that they own?
Legoland Theme Parks & Madame Tussauds
What does SAP call its real-time data network, a database for real-time business applications?
HANA
Domestic toy sales have fallen 5% for Hasbro and international sales have increased 11%, largely due to demand from where?
Latin America, Russia & Turkey
World View’s balloon-based space travel approach won’t be marketed primarily as a way to experience weightlessness, but to what?
emphasize sights
