Suspicious Scams
In 2008, Bernie Madoff was arrested for stealing nearly 65 Billion running this type of scam
What major animation studio did the Disney Corporation purchase in 2006 for $7.4 billion in stock?
What is Pixar?
Which tour recently generated over 5 billion dollars in consumer spending in the US alone?
What is the Eras Tour?
When government spending is larger than its revenue in a fiscal year
What is a budget deficit?
Costco Hotdog
What is $1.50
This YouTuber-turned-wrestling star faced major backlash after his NFT-based game “CryptoZoo” was accused of failing to deliver promised features, while investors lost money
Who is Logan Paul
Which PNW based company company tried to squeeze out competitors by bundling Windows with Internet Explorer?
What is Microsoft?
This video game retailer’s stock famously surged in 2021 after a Reddit-driven buying frenzy
What is Gamestop?
A market structure where only a small number of firms dominate the industry.
What is an Oligopoly?
Seahawks Ticket
What is 40-45$
This biotech startup falsely claimed it could run hundreds of medical tests from a single drop of blood. (The whistleblower was a part of the Alber's Speaker Series in 2024)
What is Google?
This famous game was originally designed as a critique of monopolies and landlords
What is Monopoly
The tendency for people or firms to take greater risks when they are protected from consequences is called
Gallon of Gasoline
What is $1.25-$1.60?
Led by Sam Bankman-Fried, this cryptocurrency exchange collapsed in 2022 after billions in customer funds disappeared
What is FTX
This tech company has faced lawsuits and criticism for forcing app developers to use its App Store payment system and charging up to 30% commission fees
What is Apple?
This company has the stock ticker symbol CAKE
What is Cheesecake Factory?
This measures how responsive the quantity demanded is to a change in price
What is price elasticity (demand)?
what is $5.39-6$
Using deceptive accounting procedures to hide debts, this company, exposed in 2001, lost nearly 74 billion in shareholder value.
What is Enron
What company was broken up in 1911 after controlling over 90% of the oil refining industry?
What is Standard Oil
This HBO show follows the Roy family fighting over control of a massive media empire, showing themes of monopoly power and corporate governance.
What is Succession
MV=PQ
What is $6.50 an hour