Weekly Review Quiz As of 2010-02-11

Weekly Review Quiz as of 2010-02-11 Finance

Ex-BofA Chief Sued for Fraud by Dan Fitzpatrick and Kara Scannell 02/05/2010 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704041504575045210064928990.html

1. Former Bank of America Corp. Chief Executive Officer Kenneth D. Lewis was accused in a civil complaint of a) failure to deliver to his publisher a tell-all book of his dealings with the U.S. government during the financial crisis b) failing to disclose mounting losses at AIG before Bank of America shareholders approved its takeover * c) failing to disclose mounting losses at Merrill Lynch & Co. before Bank of America shareholders approved its takeover d) excessive use of water at his North Carolina estate e) failing to disclose mounting losses at Lehman Brothers before Bank of America shareholders approved its takeover

T-Mobile's German Owner Weighs U.S. Spinoff by Jeffrey McCracken and Dana Cimilluca 02/05/2010 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748703357104575045542344942342.html

2. The owner of which U.S. wireless provider is exploring an initial public offering or spinoff of the business as it seeks ways to jump-start the carrier and assuage disenchanted shareholders? a) AT&T * b) T-Mobile c) Sprint d) Verizon Wireless e) all of the above

Merrill's Ex-Chief Is Back, Atop CIT by Susanne Craig and Mike Spector 02/08/2010 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704197104575051620000509234.html

3. On Monday, former Merrill Lynch & Co. chief John Thain will become chairman and chief executive of a) Sears b) IBM * c) CIT Group d) General Motors e) Home Depot Housing Rebound in Canada Spurs Talk of a New Bubble by Phred Dvorak 02/08/2010 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748703808904575025100730017666.html

4. In what country are officials worried that record high prices signal a new speculative bubble in housing prices? a) Japan b) the United States * c) Canada d) Great Britain e) all of the above

Debt Ills, Rate Plan Hammer Markets by Peter A. Mckay and E.S. Browning 02/09/2010 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748703615904575053861015196590.html

5. On Monday, February 8, the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled to close below 10000 for the first time in three months, amid simmering worries about European debt and the prospect of rising U.S. interest rates. When did the Dow first close above 10000? a) 2009 b) 2002 * c) 1999 d) 2005 e) 2007