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The individual quoted saying that America is currently stuck in “Secular Stagnation” Hint: Harvard’s President from 2001-2006
What is Larry Summers
100
This agricultural commodity sunk to a 24 month low due to export demand shrinking Hint: One of the US's most produced food item
What is Corn
100
This index saw the biggest annual increase in 16 years, with a 32% gain
What is SP 500
100
This currency rose the most against the U.S. dollar in 2013, as speculation of changing monetary policy helped its modest 4.1% rebound
What is the Euro
100
This company saw its stock price rise 42% for the second straight year Hint: We voted to short it
What is GM
200
The 10 Year Treasury hit this milestone interest rate earlier this year
What is 3%
200
This commodity is linked closely to inflation and fell 28% in 2013, and reached a six-month low on NYE
What is Gold
200
This S&P sector saw the biggest jump in 2013, with an overall jump of 41%
What is Healthcare
200
The U.S. dollar is close to touching its highest level in five years against this currency driven in part by the radical economic policy known as "abenomics"
What is the Yen
200
This stock performed the best in the S&P 500, rising 298% in 2013
What is Netflix
300
This Federal Reserve official is quoted saying that “the elephant in the room is really health care costs”
What is Ben Bernanke http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/02/ben-bernanke-health-care-costs_n_1249890.html
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This commodity peaked to its highest levels since July 2011 on December 23, but has since dropped 10.8%. It has gained a surge in popularity despite controversy over its extraction method known as "fracking"
What is natural gas
300
This S&P sector saw the second biggest jump in 2013, showing signs of a cyclical recovery for the U.S. Hint: This sector closely follows manufacturing news
What is Industrials: Up 40%
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This country’s regulators cancelled a nationwide auction that would have elevated the standard electricity rate by 10.5% despite continued financial problems
What is Spain
300
This Chicago-based sandwich retailer had a successful IPO in October, selling 7.5 million shares at $14 a share. Share prices later jumped up to $31 after a few minutes of trading
What is PBPB
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This company’s bond fund saw its assets sink by a record $41.1B last year after a mistaken bet on U.S. Treasuries
What is The Pimco Total Return Fund, the world's largest bond fund, saw its assets sink by a record $41.1 billion last year after a mistaken bet on U.S. Treasuries resulted in the fund's worst annual performance in nearly two decades. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/03/us-funds-investing-pimco-idUSBREA010R020140103
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This commodity lost 36% in 2013 and suffered the biggest annual drop since 1981 Hint: Its movement closely tracks that of Gold
What is Silver
400
This report is widely cited as the biggest reason for the announcement of tapering.
What is November Jobs Report Unemployment falling to 7%
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This country overtook the U.S. as the world’s largest goods trader, with total imports and exports valued at $4.1T
What is China
400
This stock jumped 21% at the end of 2013 after Blackstone announced a $200M investment in its convertible securities Hint: really ugly clogs
What is CROX
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[NAME ONLY ONE] Obama nominated these three (3) individuals to Federal Reserve seats on Friday
What is Stanley Fischer, Lael Brainard, and Jerome H. Powell http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-federal-reserve-stanley-fischer-obama-nominate-lael-brainard-20140110,0,2990118.story#axzz2pvFapJPL
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This commodity settled to its three year low on Friday, as supply is expected to exceed demand by 4.7M metric tons due to processing plant accidents
What is Sugar
500
Unemployment rate announced for December 2013
What is 6.7%
500
This country recently became the world’s biggest oil supplier
What is the US (due to Shale)
500
This company came under pressure from hedge fund manager David Einhorn and long-time activist investor Carl Icahn to use its excess cash
What is AAPL