3 A recent Heard on the Street article discussed: a. The spike in Sonos stock (the maker of wireless speakers) just prior to releasing its first quarterly report-a quarterly report that did not justify the l 3% spike in its stock price b. The relationship (feud) between the Russian Olympic Hockey team and Nike e. How the (at the time of the article) upcoming hurricane Florence will impact traffic on Google. d. How an unexpected rise in the price of cotton has had an unexpected impact on municipal bonds in Florida. e. An Amsterdam based firm named Desertiva that said it would buy Oakley f. The relationship between the finances and bankruptcy in Detroit and very expensive watches made in Switzerland. g The rise of credit cards in China. h. Glade introduces a new air freshener that includes pheromones. 4. Which of the following statements is an example of a futures market transaction? An investor purchases 100 shares of IBM hoping to sell it in two years for a profit. A company purchases an option to buy 1000 barrels of oil anytime between now and the end of the year A company agrees to purchase 1000 barrels of oil for delivery in six months at a price of $70 per barrel. a. b. c. d. An executive has a portion of his current year salary deferred until he retires 5. Recently the DJIA closed around a. 970 b. 1200 c. 1420 d. 2460 e. 7100 8300 s 11500 h 18400 i. 22300 i 26000 3 A recent Heard on the Street article discussed: a. The spike in Sonos stock (the maker of wireless speakers) just prior to releasing its first quarterly report-a quarterly report that did not justify the l 3% spike in its stock price b. The relationship (feud) between the Russian Olympic Hockey team and Nike e. How the (at the time of the article) upcoming hurricane Florence will impact traffic on Google. d. How an unexpected rise in the price of cotton has had an unexpected impact on municipal bonds in Florida. e. An Amsterdam based firm named Desertiva that said it would buy Oakley f. The relationship between the finances and bankruptcy in Detroit and very expensive watches made in Switzerland. g The rise of credit cards in China. h. Glade introduces a new air freshener that includes pheromones. 4. Which of the following statements is an example of a futures market transaction? An investor purchases 100 shares of IBM hoping to sell it in two years for a profit. A company purchases an option to buy 1000 barrels of oil anytime between now and the end of the year A company agrees to purchase 1000 barrels of oil for delivery in six months at a price of $70 per barrel. a. b. c. d. An executive has a portion of his current year salary deferred until he retires 5. Recently the DJIA closed around a. 970 b. 1200 c. 1420 d. 2460 e. 7100 8300 s 11500 h 18400 i. 22300 i 26000