from the french
The French for "remember" gives us this word for a memento that helps you fondly remember your travels
souvenir
The rise & fall of the stock market, in good times & bad, is represented by these 2 animals
bear and bull
The Mahayana branch of this religion is more recent than the Theravada & includes the concept of adherents becoming Bodhisattvas
Buddhism
Forbes cited "investor fears about" him "adding yet another CEO job" after a $44 billion purchase; he fell to No. 2 on the list
Elon Musk
It can be a little injury or a big mistake
Boo-boo
Media matters in this field of study that gets its name from the French for "day
Many believe this is the most volatile month for the stock market with both the great crash of 1929 & the crash of '87 occurring then
october
Kept at Chartres Cathedral in France, the "Sancta Camisa" is a garment said to have been worn by this woman in childbirth
Virgin Mary
"The world's richest woman" is Françoise Bettencourt Meyers; grandpa founded this beauty co., & Françoise is worth it (& $80.5 billion)
L'Oreal
A category-appropriate synonym for this word: booooring
monotonous
I don't do much because I have this feeling of discontent, from the French for "boredom"
ennui
A risky venture, some people try to make a living doing this, buying & selling stocks within a matter of hours
day trading
Ganesha, the Hindu god of beginnings, is traditionally depicted with the head of this animal, symbolizing breaking through obstacles
elephant
2 new faces on the list: this "basketball legend" at $1 billion & this "golf great" at a bit more
Lebron & Tiger
Lose your blues & give us this word that means physically &/or conceptually unrestrained
footloose
Meaning a binding, this word can refer to a military contact or an intimate, perhaps dangerous, meeting
liaison
This company headquartered in Omaha has the most expensive stock in the world at about $500,000 a share in April 2023
Berkshire Hathaway
From the Arabic for "struggle", this word can mean a personal effort against sin, or a holy war in defense of Islam
jihad
He founded his sports shoe company "in 1964, with just $500" & he & family are now No. 25 at $45.1 billion
Phil Knight
While maybe not the most fun ever, this exam of your large intestine takes only about a half hour (excluding prep) & could save your life
colonoscopy
This 11-letter word for a lover of the arts comes from the French for "know"
connoiseur
Japan's equivalent of the Dow Jones Industrial Average is called the this 225
nikkei
The building of the Golden Temple in Amritsar was launched around 1604 by Arjan, the fifth guru of this religion
Sikhism
Though this ex-mayor donated $1.7 billion to charity, he still had $94.5 billion left & was No. 7
Bloomberg
Per the OED, it's "a popular dance involving arm movements mimicking... coupling-rods"
locomotion