from the french
taking stock
world of religion
forbes 2023 billionaries
quortets
100

The French for "remember" gives us this word for a memento that helps you fondly remember your travels

souvenir

100

The rise & fall of the stock market, in good times & bad, is represented by these 2 animals

bear and bull

100

The Mahayana branch of this religion is more recent than the Theravada & includes the concept of adherents becoming Bodhisattvas

Buddhism

100

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

100

It can be a little injury or a big mistake

Boo-boo

200

Media matters in this field of study that gets its name from the French for "day

journalism
200

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

200

Kept at Chartres Cathedral in France, the "Sancta Camisa" is a garment said to have been worn by this woman in childbirth

Virgin Mary

200

"The world's richest woman" is Françoise Bettencourt Meyers; grandpa founded this beauty co., & Françoise is worth it (& $80.5 billion)

L'Oreal

200

A category-appropriate synonym for this word: booooring

monotonous

300

I don't do much because I have this feeling of discontent, from the French for "boredom"

ennui

300

A risky venture, some people try to make a living doing this, buying & selling stocks within a matter of hours

day trading

300

Ganesha, the Hindu god of beginnings, is traditionally depicted with the head of this animal, symbolizing breaking through obstacles

elephant

300

2 new faces on the list: this "basketball legend" at $1 billion & this "golf great" at a bit more

Lebron & Tiger

300

Lose your blues & give us this word that means physically &/or conceptually unrestrained

footloose

400

Meaning a binding, this word can refer to a military contact or an intimate, perhaps dangerous, meeting

liaison

400

This company headquartered in Omaha has the most expensive stock in the world at about $500,000 a share in April 2023

Berkshire Hathaway

400

From the Arabic for "struggle", this word can mean a personal effort against sin, or a holy war in defense of Islam

jihad

400

He founded his sports shoe company "in 1964, with just $500" & he & family are now No. 25 at $45.1 billion

Phil Knight

400

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

500

This 11-letter word for a lover of the arts comes from the French for "know"

connoiseur

500

Japan's equivalent of the Dow Jones Industrial Average is called the this 225

nikkei

500

The building of the Golden Temple in Amritsar was launched around 1604 by Arjan, the fifth guru of this religion

Sikhism

500

Though this ex-mayor donated $1.7 billion to charity, he still had $94.5 billion left & was No. 7

Bloomberg

500

Per the OED, it's "a popular dance involving arm movements mimicking... coupling-rods"

locomotion