Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
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Banks and trading platforms are competing to get a bigger slice of the rapidly expanding business of ......... currency trading, where investors buy and sell without revealing their identity to the market.
A -
anonymous
B -
generic
C -
ninja
D -
pseudonym
2-
The dot-com ......... ended when the NASDAQ Composite index peaked at 5,048, more than double its value a year earlier, and what followed was a bloodbath of layoffs and consolidation caused by 'dot bombs' — companies launched with great exuberance to grab as much Internet real estate as they could without mounting a successful revenue model.
A -
bubble
B -
dream
C -
landmine
D -
massacre
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The 1929 stock market crash itself, though large in its own right, was nothing compared to the ensuing ......... market and devastating depression.
A -
boneyard
B -
cemetary
C -
funeral
D -
graveyard
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General Motors Corp. Chief Executive G. Richard Wagoner would love to snare stylish Italian sports car maker Alfa Romeo from its floundering parent, Fiat Auto, in which GM has a 20% stake: "The Alfa brand is like a sleeping .........," says one Fiat senior executive, "We can reactivate it with new models."
A -
baby
B -
beauty
C -
giant
D -
pill
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A Euroland corporate raised financing for a power station project, but the gas-fired plant was exposed to the risk of a rise in gas prices, and the power tariff was linked to the European inflation index; so ABN AMRO structured and traded a ......... swap with the corporate, matching the profile of the corporate's loan.
A -
bumper car
B -
ferris wheel
C -
merry-go-round
D -
roller-coaster
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Georgia Pacific was especially frustrating to bondholders, as the $2.6 billion of post-junk rated issues were tendered, while the legacy investment-grade fallen ......... bonds dropped by 12 points after double-A plus rated (buyer) Koch Industries said it would not guarantee the Georgia Pacific bonds.
A -
angel
B -
arch
C -
hero
D -
idol
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More than a hundred companies in America are seeking to redefine the ......... line — moving away from conventional corporate accounting, where the only consideration is profit, to one that also includes the social and environmental impact the company is having.
A -
bottom
B -
fine
C -
green
D -
red
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Financial News USA news distribution services will get your Virtual ......... Show in front of potential investors, both retail and institutional: our press release enhancement services give you expanded coverage on the wires as well as the ability to target specific groups via our EmailWire and FaxWire services.
A -
Side
B -
Slide
C -
Road
D -
Trade
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No image better represents the United States stock markets than the .........: the little one-inch-wide strip of paper is as synonymous with following the performance of stocks and their markets as it is with heroes' welcomes and parades.
A -
bid slip
B -
bookmark
C -
post-it note
D -
ticker tape
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If you're about to launch into the world of ........., or want to boost an existing site's revenue in the coming months, this article is for you.