8.) Schwab buys OptionsXpress for $1B

Schwab to Buy OptionsXpress for $1B The very next day OptionsXpress went up 16%. How much would the deal have cost if Schwab bought OptionsXpress the next day? 

a.)The same

b.)Not enough information

c.)$1.16 billion

d.)$0.84 billion

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7.) Math question

The market for MBS is $4.6 trillion and the U.S. government owns roughly 3.2% which is $X. How much bigger is the rest of the market compared to the U.S. government’s holdings?

a.)96.8% larger

b.)196.8% larger

c.) 30.25 times larger

d.) Not enough information.

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6.)According to the viewpoint of the article, Facebook should deal with their privacy issues by:

a.)Going public
b.)Investing in companies with expertise in privacy protection
c.)Staying private
d.)None of the above

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5.) The inflation rate according to the latest CPI statistic in the article is:

a.)-0.8%

b.) 1.8%

c.)12%

d.) 2.2%

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4.) True or false? Glenn Beck is a spokesperson for cable show Viewpoint

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3.)RIMM receives more than 50% of their revenues from:

a.) Canada

b.) the U.S.

c.) Overseas

d.) tablet PCs

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