What landmark high close did the Dow Jones Industrial Average first achieve in 1999?

Business Trivia / December 28, 2024

10,000. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high of 10,006.78 on March 29, 1999.

What slang term describes a firm that specializes in the early detection of takeover activity?

Business Trivia / December 28, 2024

Shark Watcher. A Shark Watcher monitors activity in a client's stock to identify parties accumulating shares.

Who is a co-founder of Sun Microsystems?

Business Trivia / December 27, 2024

Scott McNealy. Sun Microsystems was founded by three Stanford University graduate students in 1982.

Which market did the Hunt brothers try to corner in the 1970's?

Business Trivia / December 27, 2024

Silver. Silver has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal.

Name the last state that allowed coloring to be added to margarine?

Business Trivia / December 26, 2024

Wisconsin. In 1870, Frenchman Hippolyte Mege-Mouriez invented margarine in order to win a prize offered by the Emperor Louis Napoleon III.

What U.S. President legalized the home brewing of beer by signing an act of Congress in 1979?

Business Trivia / December 26, 2024

Jimmy Carter. "Billy Beer" was named after Jimmy Carter's brother.