So Good We Banned It
Dahn-tahn Finance
UPitt
121 Lawrence, Wednesday at 7 pm
Q1 Recap
100

The Big Short explained the subprime tranches that eventually led to this 2008 crisis

Great Recession

100

This neighborhood was once filled with warehouses, but is now a hub for robotics, AI, and autonomous vehicles

Strip District

100

From the sectors represented in the VOO, what is the only sector that PE does not have senior analysts for?

Real Estate

100

Risk can be broken down into these two categories: one that affects the entire market and one that is specific to a single firm  

Systematic and Unsystematic Risk  

100

This major media merger would unite franchises like DC, Harry Potter, and Game of Thrones with Top Gun and Mission Impossible, all under one corporate roof

Warner Bros and Paramount Merger

200

In late 1930, Al Capone opened a soup kitchen as a response to this economic crisis

The Great Depression

200

This famous Pittsburgh banking family name appears on a university just down the road

Mellon

200

Built in 1926, the Cathedral of Learning houses this many floors  

42

200

These lenders can close deals in 3-6 weeks, whereas banks often take 3-6 months  

Private Credit  

200

This Danish pharmaceutical company is a key player in GLP-1 with drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic

Novo Nordisk

300

This Dutch market bubble fixated on flower bulbs

Tulip Mania  

300

Dating back to 1845, this Pittsburgh financial institution gained its current name as the result of a 1983 merger

PNC

300

After being granted university status in 1819, this was the original name of our university

Western University of Pennsylvania

300

The Panther Equity E-Board is currently composed of this many people  

9

300

DLSS 5, a new flagship feature from this company, has received pushback for replacing video game graphics with AI

NVIDIA

400

Valuations for startups like Kozmo, Boo, and Pets were often based more on this suffix than on actual profits

Dot-Com  

400

Although now sporting UPMC, the tallest building in Pittsburgh was originally constructed as the headquarters for this company

U.S. Steel

400

This famous slugger hit his last home run at Forbes Field in 1935

Babe Ruth

400

Those engaging in this kind of position are betting that a stock's price will decrease  

Short Position  

400

This notable telehealth platform recently partnered with Novo Nordisk to sell branded GLP-1s and has agreed to pull back on compounded medicinal alternatives.

Hims & Hers Health

500

To bet against the housing market, Burry and others used these "swaps," insurance policies that paid out when mortgages defaulted

Credit Default Swaps

500

Originally carved in 1871, two stone lions guard the headquarters of this Downtown financial institution

Dollar Bank

500

Dating back to its origin in a log cabin, this year appears on the University seal

1787

500

On Kalshi, $24 Million was bet on whether this celebrity would attend Super Bowl 60

Mark Wahlberg

500

This Chipmaker is a direct competitor to Nvidia and is trying to challenge Nvidia’s dominance in AI by launching products like the Gaudi 3 accelerator, and is rolling out its IDM 2.0 Foundry strategy

Intel

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