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Business buzzwords: The old days

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the old days answer 1
Investment banker Gary Lutin told the E-Commerce Times that in the old days when paper stock certificates were issued, some people used worthless stocks as wallpaper, but that since the securities market had gone digital and stock certificates are no longer issued, that is no longer an option.

Correct answer: (c) wallpaper

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the old days answer 2
An employee embezzles millions of dollars from his company, but he doesn't know his firm is on to him; to combat his schemes, the company brings in a forensic accountant, a professional with a combination of financial expertise and investigative prowess, to determine exactly what's going on.

Correct answer: (c) a forensic

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the old days answer 3
The acquisition of Corus will propel Tata Steel into the Fortune 500 list, making it one of the eight steel companies globally that figure in this elite list.

Correct answer: (b) Fortune 500

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the old days answer 4
Managers are looking to cut costs, and one way to do it that's currently gaining favor is to go offshore for all or parts of the project; for example, one of the Intranet Design Annual 2001 winners was headquartered in the United States, but hired a firm in Mexico to design its intranet.

Correct answer: (b) offshore

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the old days answer 5
Almost 1 million British adults are still living with their parents even though they are approaching 40, a study says; while this may not be a problem in itself, the real worry is how much these kippers cost — and the extent to which they eat into parents' retirement savings.

Correct answer: (b) kippers

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the old days answer 6
Second only to the Saudi Arabia reserves, Alberta's oil sands deposits were described by Time Magazine as 'Canada's greatest buried energy treasure' and 'could satisfy the world's demand for petroleum for the next century'.

Correct answer: (c) sands

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the old days answer 7
Ronald Reagan made supply-side economics a household phrase, and promised an across-the-board reduction in income tax rates and capital gains tax rates; when vying for the Republican party presidential nomination for the 1980 election, George H.W. Bush derided Reagan's supply-side policies as 'voodoo economics'.

Correct answer: (d) voodoo

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the old days answer 8
A 2-minute preview of the investment teaser for a new feature film by Borderstop Filmed Entertainment called 'Urban Renewal' is now available on the official film site urbanrenewal.com and borderstop-studios.com; the production is scheduled for 2009.

Correct answer: (c) teaser

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the old days answer 9
Reacting with horror to a huge proposed pay package for GlaxoSmith-Kline's chief executive JP Garnier, shareholders blocked the sweetheart deal; by doubling his share option grant and trebling his allocation of free performance-related shares, the plan would have almost doubled his remuneration to an estimated $18 million.

Correct answer: (c) sweetheart

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the old days answer 10
As costs of energy and other commodities soar, investors should be on the hunt for companies with pricing power; the ability to pass along higher product costs to consumers gives such outfits an edge and, in the long run, boosts returns.

Correct answer: (c) pricing

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