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Weekly Review Quiz as of 2012-04-05 Finance Junk Bonds Feed a Hungry Market by Matt Wirz 03/30/2012 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304177104577311923227522232.html 1. The Wall Street Journal reports that __________ are piling into the debt markets at a record pace, seizing on some of the lowest borrowing costs in history and strong demand from investors craving higher returns? a) firms making acquisitions b) firms that generate more than half of their earnings outside of the U.S. c) firms which have recovered quickly from the recession * d) firms with junk credit ratings e) real-estate developers RIM Weighs Bleak Options by Will Connors, Anupreeta Das and Gina Chon 03/31/2012 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303816504577313952155314034.html 2. According to The Wall Street Journal, Research In Motion Ltd.'s new chief executive faces two bleak options: a) create an operating system that will allow it to compete with the iPhone or adopt the Android operating system b) acquire Google or Apple * c) attempt a bold turnaround or find a willing buyer d) file for bankruptcy or wait until its creditors force it into bankruptcy e) shut down operations in Asia or Africa Card Processor: Hackers Stole Account Numbers by Robin Sidel 04/02/2012 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304750404577318083097652936.html 3. Global Payments Inc., the credit-card processor that reported a significant security breach Friday, said that hackers stole account numbers and other key information from ____________ accounts in North America. a) all existing * b) up to 1.5 million c) up to 695 million d) up to 3 billion e) up to 25,000 CFTC Deals Out Royal Pain by Jean Eaglesham, Jamila Trindle and Caroline Van Hasselt 04/03/2012 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303816504577319990588467360.html 4. Royal Bank of Canada was accused by U.S. regulators of hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal futures trades with itself in order to reap a) insider-trading profits * b) tax benefits c) profits at the expense of its customers d) excess commissions e) all of the above Chinese Premier Blasts Banks by Dinny Mcmahon, Lingling Wei and Andrew Galbraith 04/04/2012 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304750404577321762422668428.html 5. The premier of which country told a national audience on Tuesday that its banks are a "monopoly" that must be broken up? * a) China b) Egypt c) Canada d) Italy e) Brazil
