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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsWho owns the Jaguar and Landrover automotive brands?
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Tata Motors owns both Jaguar and Landrover.
The Indian company Tata Motors bought Jaguaar and Landrover in 2008 from the Ford Motor Company for $ 2.3 billion. Tata Motors also makes the Nano – widely advertised to be the first sub $2,000 car in the world.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsWho is the world largest manufacturer of white goods (refrigerators, washers, dryers etc.)?
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German-sounding Haier is the world’s largest white goods manufacturer. It is a Chinese company headquartered in Quindao.
In 2014 Haier had the highest market share in the global white goods market with 10.2%. Under the leadership of CEO Zhang Ruimin Haier has emerged from relative obscurity to global prominence in record-breaking time.
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German-sounding Haier is the world’s largest white goods manufacturer. It is a Chinese company headquartered in Quindao.
In 2014 Haier had the highest market share in the global white goods market with 10.2%. Under the leadership of CEO Zhang Ruimin Haier has emerged from relative obscurity to global prominence in record-breaking time.
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Question 3 of 5
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1 pointsThe Foreign Exchange (FX) market is a global market for buying and selling currencies. What is the daily volume of trade in the FX market?
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$5 trillion is the average daily volume of FX trading.
The FX market is so large that it dwarfs the stock market by a wide margin. It is completely automated, 24/7 and runs without any oversight body.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsWhat category of products constitutes America’s largest non-agricultural exports?
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Automobiles. The US exported over $53 billion in automotive products in 2014. It accounts for 4.44% of US exports.
Overall value of US exports exceeds $1.2 trillion. Petroleum products are a close second accounting for $51 billion or 4.2% of US exports. Rounding out the top three are aerospace products and services.
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Automobiles. The US exported over $53 billion in automotive products in 2014. It accounts for 4.44% of US exports.
Overall value of US exports exceeds $1.2 trillion. Petroleum products are a close second accounting for $51 billion or 4.2% of US exports. Rounding out the top three are aerospace products and services.
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Question 5 of 5
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1 pointsCredit Default Swaps – the exotic mortgage backed financial instrument is widely credited to have caused instability in the world financial markets and triggered the 2008 crash. How big was the Credit Default Swaps (CDS) market worldwide in 2008?
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In 2007 the CDS market exceeded $60 trillion – an amount roughly equal to world GDP!
J..P. Morgan first introduced Credit Default Swaps in 1997. They were designed to provide insurance to buyers of mortgage securities against defaults on mortgage loans. The CDS are tradable instruments and the market grew during the housing boom. In 2014 the CDS market has dwindled to approximately $25 trillion.
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In 2007 the CDS market exceeded $60 trillion – an amount roughly equal to world GDP!
J..P. Morgan first introduced Credit Default Swaps in 1997. They were designed to provide insurance to buyers of mortgage securities against defaults on mortgage loans. The CDS are tradable instruments and the market grew during the housing boom. In 2014 the CDS market has dwindled to approximately $25 trillion.