CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge Chat

Hope everyone ate lots of great food yesterday!

I’ve noticed a lot of comments from users who experiencing trouble with the CNBC website and their portfolios (if you have been involved in previous challenges, you know this is nothing new).
I wish I could help you all with these problems, but I’m not affiliated with CNBC or their website, I’m simply here to give [...]

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving tomorrow, and if you are traveling, be sure to keep safe!

Thanks to middleday for adding the Weekly Trivia answer yesterday (which is now located in the sidebar)!

onewon has already posted the first answer for this week:
When does Mike Duke effectively take the CEO post at Walmart?
Feb. 1, 2009
You can check the Comments section to find the rest of the answers throughout the day.

From Kevin:
answer to the first question for the date of 11-21-09 is
1.4 billion

Thanks to Dennisjc, jerry, middleday, mrmr85 and dobene for yesterday’s answers!

Closing Bell Question: According to Daryl Guppy, what sort of traders use a “pump and dump” strategy?
desperate individuals
Question: How much of ConocoPhillips did Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway hold, as of Sept. 30?
84 million shares
Question: On Tuesday, analyst Tina Vital offered CNBC her oil stock picks. Which company is on her 4-star list?
A> Marathon [...]

Question: According to the Stock Blog post, Options Action: Dangerous Videogame Play, what must happen for the break-even trade?

stock must drop more than 8%
Question: In Friday’s Stop Trading! segment, Trouble for Coal, Jim Cramer said which energy stock has a “double whammy”?
Kinder Morgan
Question: In the Stock Blog post, Five Stocks to Fight [...]

Dennisjc did a great job of posting the last two answers of the day:
Question: Our slideshow, The Many Sides Of Sarah Palin, depicts her meeting “Vikings and Valkyries” in which ethnic festival?
Norwegian
Question: In the story, Stocks Could Get a Short Post-Election Bounce, who said Obama offered markets a “big positive”?
Bruce Fenton of Atlantic Financial
The answer [...]