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This meme-stock movie theater chain raised over $1.6B in equity offerings during 2021's retail-trader frenzy, which likely saved it from bankruptcy.
What is AMC?
Current Japanese Prime Minister
Who is Sanae Takaichi?
I can be structured with derivatives or shaped with garden shears; either way, I’m designed to limit your exposure
What is hedge?
In 2008 this security was this primary driver behind the collapse.
What is MBS?
This valuation metric is calculated by taking Market Cap, adding Total Debt and Preferred Stock, and subtracting Cash and Cash Equivalents
What is enterprise value?
This 'AI' stock rallied 500% in one day after converting from their former shoe business.
What is AllBirds?
This trader's $65B Ponzi scheme was uncovered in December 2008 when his sons turned him in.
Who is Bernie Madoff
Excess returns demanded in lieu of holding risk free bonds
What is equity risk premium
The US dollar became the global reserve under this 1944 agreement
What is Bretton-Woods
This IU and IMW student is known for spending 6 hours in a suit at Chipotle collecting 'prop data'
Who is Ben Roth
This incumbent American company whose CEO was frowned upon for his ties to China has returned 300% in the last year on the back of the AI wave.
What is Intel?
Pioneer of passive investing and founder of Vanguard
Jack Bogle
Slang for the bond market's tendency to discipline governments via rising yields.
What are Bond Vigilantes
This president took the US off of the gold standard, closing the international window.
Who is Nixon?
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This act makes shipping from one US port to another extremely expensive, resulting in US regions importing from abroad as opposed to domestically
What is The Jones Act
This rental car stock shot up ~ 700% last week as part of a massive short/gamma squeeze.
What is Avis
This fund manager owns the Carolina Panthers
Who is David Tepper?
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This Greek represents time decay on an option.
What is theta?
This 2000 deal, valued at $165B, is widely considered the worst merger in history.
What is AOL-Time Warner
Today's BOJ decision was a split decision resulting in this rate move.
What is a hold?
What is Saudi Aramco?
This fund manager is known for outlandish enthusiasm for Tesla and bitcoin with 2030 price targets of 2,600 and 1.5 million respectively.
Who is Cathie Wood?
When the price of the forward month on a futures curve is cheaper than further out months, the curve is said to be in this state.
What is contango?
This 1985 agreement between G5 nations coordinated a deliberate weakening of the U.S. dollar.
What is this Plaza Accord
This airline recently refused to entertain a merger with United Airlines citing antitrust concerns among other reasons.
What is American Airlines?