Who's Who in Business
Business Terms
Business Casual?
Current Events
Investing
100
The former co-founder of Microsoft and co-fonder of one of the world's largest charities.
Who is Bill Gates?
100
It is a term used to describe an investor who is optimistic about the stock market.
What is bullish?
100
True or False. The following shoes are never appropriate to wear for a business casual ensemble.
What is True?
100
A version of this popular product is sold specifically in the color red. The producer, a major technology company on the NASDAQ, donates a portion of the proceeds to a Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa.
What is Ipod?
100
An investor who believes the market as a whole or a particular stock will decline. A ______ is the opposite of a Bull.
What is Bear?
200
The current chairman of the United States Federal Reserve.
Who is Ben Bernanke?
200
An owner; A sole owner of an unincorporated business...
What is proprietor?
200
True or False. It is appropriate for women to wear sandals with business casual attire as long as they look fancy.
What is false?
200
This company acquired a majority stake in Redbox after purchasing it from McDonald's back in February? It operates machines that turn coins into receipts that can then be turned into cash. The machines can be found in supermarkets such as Shaws.
What is Coinstar?
200
The most popular and widely used gauge of the U.S. Stock Market. It consists of a price-weighted list of 30 highly-traded companies with histories of solid earnings.
What is Dow Jones Industrial Average?
300
According to Forbes in 2009, he is the world's second richest man, one of the most renown investors, and the current CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
Who is Warren Buffet?
300
This term is used to describe a general slowdown in economic activity over a sustained period of time.
What is recession?
300
True or False. Neckties and cufflinks required for business casual dress?
What is False?
300
Congress approved a 3 billion for this program that allowed consumers to trade in their old vehicles for rebates up to $4,500 on newer more fuel efficient vehicles.
What is the Cash for Clunkers program?
300
A stock exchange where mostly shares of technology companies such as Microsoft and Cisco are traded. An exchange is a place where options, futures, and shares in stocks, bonds, indexes, and commodities are traded.
What is NASDAQ?
400
He is the CEO and Founder of Facebook.
Who is Mark Zuckerberg?
400
In business and accounting, ____(BLANK)_____ are everything of value that is owned by a person or company.
What is assets?
400
True or False. Business casual has the same standards everywhere, regardless of the industry or company.
What is false?
400
This process involves purchasing a house or property at a reduced market rate, perhaps renovating it, and selling it for the purpose of a quick turnaround. The recent state of the economy has made it harder to resell these properties. What is this process called?
What is House Flipping?
400
A company that has a history of solid earnings, regular and increasing dividends, and an impeccable balance sheet. Examples: Coca-Cola, Berkshire Hathaway, & Gillette.
What is Blue Chip?
500
He is best known for his contributions to mass production and assembly lines, and his first car called the Quadricycle was produced in 1896.
Who is Henry Ford?
500
The written document that details a proposed or existing venture. It seeks to capture the vision, current status, expected needs, defined markets, and projected results of the business.
What is Business Plan.
500
This popular techonology area in California allows many employees to dress business casual.
What is Silicon Valley?
500
This state currently has the highest unemployment rate at 15% due to huge amounts of people being laid off in the automobile industry.
What is Michigan?
500
Tendency of a stock price to vary often or widely.
What is Volatility?