Weekly Review Quiz As of 2009-10-01

Weekly Review Quiz as of 2009-10-01
Finance

IPO Market Snaps Back as Taste for Risk Returns
by Tom Lauricella and Lynn Cowan
09/25/2009

1. On Thursday, five companies raised a total of $2.97 billion through IPOs. Even without counting the two firms set to price on Friday, the amount raised represents the biggest week for IPOs since the week of

a) August 11, 1997
b) January 3, 2000
* c) April 20, 2008
d) January 19, 2009
e) July 6, 2009

Unilever, Sara Lee in Deal
by Ilan Brat and Lilly Vitorovich
09/26/2009

2. On Friday, September 5th, which firm said it would sell its international skin-care and deodorants business to UnileverNV for about $1.9 billion in order to focus on food and drinks?

a) Proctor & Gamble
b) General Mills
* c) Sara Lee
d) Del Monte
e) PepsiCo

Abbott to Buy Solvay Drug Unit for $7 Billion
by Jeanne Whalen, Dana Cimilluca and Jeffrey McCracken
09/28/2009

3. Who has struck a deal to acquire the pharmaceutical unit of Belgian conglomerate Solvay SA for roughly €4.8 billion ($7 billion), in another sign of the consolidation of the drug industry?

a) Merck
b) Pfizer
* c) Abbott Laboratories
d) Johnson & Johnson
e) Eli Lilly

Xerox Takes Gamble in Bid for ACS
by William M. Bulkeley and Joseph Pereira
09/29/2009

4. Which firm plans to acquire Affiliated Computer Services Inc. for $5.6 billion?

a) Oracle
b) Dell
c) HP
d) IBM
* e) Xerox

SEC Weighs New Rules for Lending of Securities
by Kara Scannell and Craig Karmin
09/29/2009

5. The SEC is holding a public round table Tuesday to explore several issues related to

a) accounting standards
b) the determination of executive bonuses
c) the repricing of options granted to executives
d) margin requirements
* e) securities lending