Misc.
What was Heidi Klum dressed as at the 2026 Met Gala?
A Marble Statue
Trump threatened Canada with this percentage tariff on all goods if it struck a trade deal with China
100%
Salary transparency laws, increasingly passed by U.S. states, are designed to address this workplace inequality.
The Gender Pay Gap
Name all the locations you can get your resume reviewed at TU
Career Center (UU225)
CBE Career Services (Stephens Third Floor)
Writing Center (LA5330)
The Federal Reserves primary tool for controlling inflation is raising or lowering this rate
The Federal Funds Rate (Interest Rates)
What company cut 11,000 jobs for 13% of it's workforce?
Meta
When a country can produce a good or service at a lower cost than other countries. Usually a result of natural resources.
Absolute Advantage
Women-owned businesses disproportionately rely on this type of small business financing, which was impacted by rising interest rates in 2026.
Small Business Loans (SBA Loans)
What is the total number of College of Business and Economic students (+- 100)
2,703 students
When a public company buys back its own shares from the open market, this is called a
Buyback
The famous toy company LEGO got it's name from the Danish words "leg godt", which means what in English?
Play Well
What is it called when a company monitors raw materials and completed goods on hand?
Inventory Control
Anna owns a small printing shop in her hometown. What type of business does Anna own?
Sole Proprietorship
What is the average CBE class size at TU?
30 Students
This economic concept explains why a nation profits from producing goods where it has the lowest opportunity cost, even if not most efficient overall
Comparative Advantage
Pricing a product as low as possible to attract customers and increase market shares is called what?
Penetration
A name, symbol, or design used to define a product is an example of what?
Who' the first woman CEO of a major Wall Street bank?
Jane Fraser
How many acres is TU's Campus (+- 30)
329 Acres
The legal term for a company's responsibility to shareholders to act in their financial best interest is called
Fiduciary Duty
What measures the difference between what a country sells versus what a country buys from other countries
Balance of Trade
The term for the phenomenon where women are promoted into leadership during crisis - often set up to fail - is called this.
The glass cliff
This financial metric, calculated as net income divided by shareholder equity, measures how efficiently a company uses equity to generate profit.
Return on Equity (ROE)