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100

Is the demand for food elastic or inelastic?

Inelastic

100

Following an import ban imposed by the US International trade commission, Apple Inc will begin selling versions of its watch excluding this feature. 

Blood Oxygen levels

100

What does a bank do?

Buy and Sell Money

100

Amount of money you are paid based on your fixed income investment.

Coupon

100

What’s probably the fastest way to lose (or make?) all your money?

Options

200

CPI stands for?

Consumer Price Index

200

The winner of Nevada's Republican presidential primary election was

None of these candidates 

200

On this day last year, consumers spent nearly a billion dollards using BNPL plans. 

Cyber Monday

200

What interest rate does the Federal Reserve control?

Fed funds rate

200

This is cash income from owning a stock

Dividends

300

What is the largest component of GDP?

Personal Consumption

300

A typo in this company’s earning release sent shares soaring over 60% after hours on Tuesday.

Lyft

300

Interest paid on interest previously earned; credited daily, monthly, quarterly or semiannually.

Compound Interest

300

Name one of CFB’s underwriters.

Muni, FASST, Corporate, Financials, ABS

300

What are two types of equity securities that companies can issue?

Common stock & Preferred stock

400

How much did the fed raise rates on 1/31/24?

Zero

400

X partnered with what company for sports betting?

BetMGM

400

Largest / most well-known VC group?

Sequoia Capital

400

Name a characteristic of a normal yield curve.

Positive slope

400

What is the total number of shares times the current price called?

Market Cap

500

Retail Sales Ex Auto and Gas MoM released today was…

-0.5% (expected was 0.2%)

500

Tucker Carlson interviewed this person earlier this month?

Putin

500

What does CBDC stand for?

Central Bank Digital Currency

500

What is the largest sector of CFB’s portfolio?

Corporate bonds: $741M par value

Munis: $584M par value

500

What 7 companies make up the mag 7?

Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, Meta, Netflix, Tesla, Google