November 2008 Archives

Squawk Box

Question: In our Spirits of the Holidays slideshow, how does Gary Vaynerchuk describe Connemara Irish Single Malt?

Answer: the Scotch drinker's Irish

Squawk on the Street

Question: Which strategist told CNBC on Wednesday that investors ought to start buying into the 2009 recovery surge?

Answer: Allen Sinai of Decision Economics

The Call

Question: At the Financial Follies this year, how much did water cost during the cocktail hour?

Answer: $6

Power Lunch

Question: Question: In Daryl Guppy's blog post about "Identifying Capitulation", what World War II metaphor does he use for the market?

Answer: Stuka dive bomber

Weekly Quiz

Question: Publicly traded companies release earnings?

Answer: Quarterly

Squawk Box

Question: Which strategist told CNBC Monday that Citigroup's common stock "was toast"?

Answer: Christopher Whalen

Squawk on the Street

Question: According to Jon Najarian's Nov. 24 Stock Blog post, how far is Nucor stock off its summertime high?

Answer: down 70%

The Call

Question: How long has Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal been a Citigroup shareholder?

Answer: more than 18 years

Power Lunch

Question: According to the feature, Holiday Shopping with Deflated Stocks, what could you buy with a share of Microsoft?

Answer: 10 lb. Butterball turkey

Street Signs

Question: When Fast Money's Dylan Ratigan appeared on The View, he used what metaphor to explain vanished credit?

Answer: money heaven

Closing Bell

Question: Which bank stocks does Peter Sorrentino of Huntington Asset Advisors see in a "huge" 2009 rally?

Answer: Wells Fargo

Weekly Quiz

Question: Publicly traded companies release earnings?

Answer: Quarterly

Squawk Box

Question: When does Mike Duke effectively take the CEO post at Walmart?

Answer: Feb. 1, 2009

Squawk on the Street

Question: Which central banker told CNBC Friday that his peers seek a "new world order"?

Answer: Brazil's Henrique De Campos Meirelles

The Call

Question: Which super-investor told the Fast Money team Thursday that the dollar is going to drop "like a stone"?

Answer: Peter Schiff

Power Lunch

Question: What nightmarish phrase did Pimco's Mohammed El-Erian use to warn bank investors?

Answer: "the unthinkable"

Street Signs

Question: Which strategist told CNBC Friday, "All financials will be owned by the U.S. government in a year"?

Answer: Hugh Hendry

Closing Bell

Question: In Allen Wastler's Nov. 20 blog post, who is the first possible Treasury Secretary candidate he names?

Answer: Timothy Geithner

Weekly Quiz

Question: Publicly traded companies release earnings?

Answer: Quarterly

Squawk Box

Question: According to Julia Boorstin, how much revenue did China Central TV's primetime ad space auction yield?

Answer: nearly $1.4 billion

Squawk on the Street

Question: What disaster did Jim Paulsen of Wells Capital Management say "we've created" this week?

Answer: TARP crisis No. 2

The Call

Question: Jim Cramer said HP's Q4 pre-announcement yielded no "pin action." Who did he say could have benefited from that action?

Answer: all of the above

Power Lunch

Question: Which investor said Thursday that they'd raise their Citigroup stake by 1%?

Answer: Saudi Prince Alwaleed

Street Signs

Question: Which strategist told CNBC there won't be a bottom 'til Valentine's Day?

Answer: BlackRock

Closing Bell

Question: On Thursday, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway lost 48.1% from its all-time high. Where did it close?

Answer: at $77,500 a share

Weekly Quiz

Question: The Dow Jones Industrial Average consist of

Answer: 30 stocks

Squawk Box

Question: According to our Big Budget Events slideshow, how much did the Louisiana Purchase cost in today's dollars?

Answer: $217 billion

Squawk on the Street

Question: On the day KISS frontman Gene Simmons rang NYSE's opening bell, whose employees rang Nasdaq's bell?

Answer: Rambus

The Call

Question: According to Jeffrey Saut of Raymond James, when did the market bottom?

Answer: Oct. 10

Power Lunch

Question: What did Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell say is the solution to marine pirate attacks?

Answer: a holistic approach

Street Signs

Question: In Jim Cramer's Wednesday Lightning Round OT, which stocks did the Mad Money man praise?

Answer: British Petroleum

Closing Bell

Question: According to research firm IDC, global info tech spending will grow by how much in 2009?

Answer: 2.6%

Weekly Quiz

Question: The Dow Jones Industrial Average consist of

Answer: 30 stocks

Squawk Box

Question: On Nov. 17, which ag stock did Pete Najarian praise for its "phenomenal pipeline"?

Answer: Monsanto

Squawk on the Street

Question: In Tuesday's "CEOs Sound Off", which chief executives gave CNBC their outlooks?

Answer: All of the above

The Call

Question: What does Click Capital Research's Colin Gillis fear about investing in Yahoo?

Answer: the wait for a new CEO

Power Lunch

Question: On Tuesday, analyst Tina Vital offered CNBC her oil stock picks. Which company is on her 4-star list?

Answer: Marathon Oil

Street Signs

Question: How much of ConocoPhillips did Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway hold, as of Sept. 30?

Answer: 84 million shares

Closing Bell

Question: According to Daryl Guppy, what sort of traders use a "pump and dump" strategy?

Answer: desperate individuals

Weekly Quiz

Question: The Dow Jones Industrial Average consist of

Answer: 30 stocks

Squawk Box

Question: According to the Stock Blog post, Options Action: Dangerous Videogame Play, what must happen for the break-even trade?

Answer: stock must drop more than 8%

Squawk on the Street

Question: In Friday's Stop Trading! segment, Trouble for Coal, Jim Cramer said which energy stock has a 'double whammy'?

Answer: Kinder Morgan

The Call

Question: In the Stock Blog post, Five Stocks to Fight The Recession, how does Manuel Schiffres label Pfizer?

Answer: All of the above

Power Lunch

Question: In Vince Farrell's blog post, Lower Oil Price Equals A Tax Cut, the CIO offers what scientific view of petroleum 'info'?

Answer: dissection

Street Signs

Question: Enjoy our Holiday Cigars slideshow. Now name the only 2-time winner of Cigar Aficionado's No. 1 Cigar of the Year.

Answer: The Padrón Family

Closing Bell

Question: In "Apple Investors' Hope for the Holidays" which "long-time" tech industry analyst does Jim Goldman refer to?

Answer: Gene Munster

Weekly Quiz

Question: The Dow Jones Industrial Average consist of

Answer: 30 stocks

Or not? The last 30 minutes yesterday proved to reverse sharply back to the down side. That was certainly no unusual move in this market. The volatility remains off the charts. The good news is that in this challenge there is also the opportunity to short if you believe certain stocks or the overall market is going down. See the eligible stocks and etfs to short for details. Good luck today as it seems luck is what the majority of us need in order to play this market. I'll leave you with this image of the day. Imagine traders vacationing in Las Vegas to attempt to recover losses in the market.

Squawk on the Street

Question: At the start of the Oct. 29 CNBC.com video, Solid Gold Demand, how high is the Dow as displayed onscreen?

Answer: 9084.47

The Call

Question: In the Market Insider post, Stocks That Survived 1929, which Jazz Age stock is not on the list?

Answer: National Salt

Power Lunch

Question: In Matt Nesto's Oct. 31 stock blog post, what 'No. 1' gainer did he call the 'hottest stock on Earth'?

Answer: Office Depot

Street Signs

Question: In the story, Stocks Could Get a Short Post-Election Bounce, who said Obama offered markets a "big positive"?

Answer: Bruce Fenton of Atlantic Financial

Closing Bell

Question: Our slideshow, The Many Sides Of Sarah Palin, depicts her meeting "Vikings and Valkyries" in which ethnic festival?

Answer: Norwegian

Weekly Quiz

Question: The Dow Jones Industrial Average consist of

Answer: 30 stocks

Tomorrow we start trading in the CNBC million dollar portfolio challenge. So far I've created 3 portfolios. One portfolio is for bottom fishing high quality stocks at a low price. To make it into the bottom fishing portfolio companies must have a relatively high cash position with low or zero debt (value stocks). My second portfolio is to catch momentum stocks, should one ever appear during the contest that is. And my third portfolio is to cash in on stocks reporting earnings. Quick earnings movers helped me rank in the top 0.1% last time around in the CNBC challenge. My remaining 2 portfolios will remain in cash in hopes that the market continues to tank so I can load up at the bottom should I be lucky enough to guess it. Good luck everyone.