February 13th, 2020
Today's Question - An old Sr. Partner decided to really test a hotshot job applicant. He said - "My son is 24 years younger than I am. My grandson is 25 years younger than my son. My age plus my grandson's age equals 73 years. If you want the job tell me how old I am." Well?? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
February 12th, 2020
Today's Question - What's my handicap - Bob and Ross ran a race of 100 yards. Bob won by 10 yards. Ross proposed they race again but Bob should start 10 yards back. Thus Bob had to run 110 yards while Ross ran 100. All things being equal - who won?
February 11th, 2020
Today's Question - Work smarter not harder - If 6 people can paint 9 landscapes in a day and a half.....how many people would it take to paint 270 landscapes in 30 days?
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Corner Answer - It would take 9 painters to paint 270 landscapes in 30 days. (If six painters paint 9 landscapes in a day and a half, they paint 6 in 1 day or 1 per day per painter.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 10th, 2020
Today's Question - It was for a good cause anyway – With a break in the artic chill, half the floor turned out to watch a charity mini-marathon. The runners were Mike, Pete, Rich, Dan and Ed. Mike finished in front of Pete but behind Rich. Dan finished in front of Ed but behind Pete. What was the order of finish?
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Corner Answer - The order of finish was Rich, Mike, Pete, Dan and Ed.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 6th, 2020
Today's Question - Around the water cooler there was a great debate about who made the best calzone - a meat and cheese filled baked item. They agreed to each bring samples Tuesday. Sam brought some. Jack brought one more than that. Harry brought one more than Jack. Bob missed his train and showed up empty handed. He said he'd pay for his share. The four of them split the 12 calzones evenly. They figured each calzone was worth a dollar. Who paid what to whom? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer - For there to be 12 calzones, Sam must have brought 3; Jack 4; and Harry 5. Divided equally (3 pies apiece) that meant Bob paid $3 - $1 to Jack and $2 to Harry.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 5th, 2020
Today's Question - What two well-known five letter words end in "y" but do not contain "A,E,I,O, or U"?
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Corner Answer - The two well-known five letter words that end in "Y" but have no regular vowels are: Pygmy and Gypsy."Doesn't match Missing info Like question
February 4th, 2020
Today's Question - In a small county election there were four candidates: Larry, Charles, Sal and Ivan. The total votes cast were 8,341. Larry won beating Sal by 560 votes, beating Charles by 830 and Ivan by 981. How many votes did each candidate get?
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Corner Answer - To find how many votes each one got take the total vote (1841) and add each of the spreads between the winner and each loser (560 + 830 + 981). That total (10712) would be the votes cast if the others had tied Larry. Now divide by 4 to find out how many votes Larry got (2678). Now subtract the spreads in the question, giving: Sal = 2118; Charles = 1848; and Ivan 1697.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 30th, 2020
Today's Question - You recall the old children's code of substituting a number for a letter. Well here is the opposite - each letter represents a number. Can you solve this addition problem? (Remember if M = 6, it must always = 6) STIR TWO WHEAT NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments January 30, 2020 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer - To get his $7,500 Nelson would have sold: 3 jade; 1494 amber; and 503 porcelain.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 29th, 2020
Today's Question - How old are you? Two people are comparing ages. Bob is three times as old as Bill. But in two years Bob will only be twice as old as Bill. How old is each??
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Corner Answer - Bob would be 6 years old while Bill is 2. In two years it will be 8 and 4.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 28th, 2020
Today's Question - "Don't hold dinner dear!" Timothy can't get his car started so he grabs a train, which takes him halfway home at a speed 20 times faster than he walks. As he gets off the train, he twists his ankle and must ride the rest of the way in a farmers cart which travels half as fast as he walks. Would he have been home sooner or later if he had walked all the way. (You don't need a calculator.)
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Corner Answer - No Algebra needed. If the farmers cart took Timothy half the distance at half the speed of walking, that took as much time as walking the whole way, so the train trip was wasted.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 22nd, 2020
Today's Question - Here are clues for pairs of words that are different by only one letter. (Number of letters in parens.) (Example: bias, street talk (5, 5) = slant, slang). A) pen, cover (5, 5); B) release, up to (5, 5); C) delete, far off (6, 6); D) seek, stiffen (6, 6)
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Corner Answer - From East to west - Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington and Alaska. We only used states with land to land borders rather than shared bodies of water.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 21st, 2020
Today's Corner Answer - Depending on what school you went to - either: Two Hundred and six or One Thousand Five. Today’s Question -Try to plan better - Art had to rush from an "Administrative Meeting" to make the opening of the market. He excused himself from the meeting hoping to get to the floor by 9:20. He thought his watch was 10 minutes slow but it was 15 minutes fast. What time did he get to the floor?
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Corner Answer - Art would have been 35 minutes early.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 16th, 2020
Today's Question - What is the lowest number which requires the five vowels A, E, I, O and U once each in its spelling? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments January 16, 2020 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer - Depending on what school you went to - either: Two Hundred and six or One Thousand Five. Today\xe2\x80\x99s Question -Try to plan better - Art had to rush from an "Administrative Meeting" to make the opening of the market. He excused himself from the meeting hoping to get to the floor by 9:20. He thought his watch was 10 minutes slow but it was 15 minutes fast. What time did he get to the floor? Opinions expressed herein are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to the opinions or recommendations of UBS Wealth Management Research, UBS Investment Research or the opinions expressed by other business areas or groups of UBS as a result of using different assumptions and criteria. Full details of UBS Wealth Management Research and / or UBS Investment Research, if any, are available on request. Any prices or quotations contained herein are indicative only and do not constitute an offer to buy or sell any securities at any given price. No representation or warranty, either express or implied, is provided in relation to the accuracy, completeness, reliability or appropriateness of the information, methodology and any derived price contained within this material. The securities and related financial instruments described herein may not be eligible for sale in all jurisdictions or to certain categories of investors. UBS AG or any of its affiliates (\xe2\x80\x9cUBS\xe2\x80\x9d), its directors, officers and employees or clients may have or have had interests or long or short positions in the securities or related financial instruments referred to herein, and may at any time make purchases and/or sales in them as principal or agent. UBS may provide investment banking and other services to and/or serve as directors of the companies referred to in this material. Neither UBS its directors, employees or agents accept any liability for any loss or damage arising out of the use of all or any part of these materials. This material is distributed in the following jurisdictions by: United Kingdom: UBS Limited, a subsidiary of UBS AG, to persons who are market counterparties or intermediate customers (as detailed in the FSA Rules) and is only available to such persons. The information contained herein does not apply to, and should not be relied upon by, private customers. Switzerland: UBS AG to institutional investors only. Italy: Giubergia UBS SIM SpA, an associate of UBS SA, in Milan. US: UBS Securities LLC or UBS Financial Services Inc., subsidiaries of UBS AG, or solely to US institutional investors by UBS AG or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof that is not registered as a US broker-dealer (a "non-US affiliate"). Transactions resulting from materials distributed by a non-US affiliate must be effected through UBS Securities LLC or UBS Financial Services Inc. Canada: UBS Securities Canada Inc., a subsidiary of UBS AG and a member of the principal Canadian stock exchanges & CIPF. Japan: UBS Securities Japan Ltd, to institutional investors only. Hong Kong: UBS Securities Asia Limited. Singapore: UBS Securities Singapore Pte. Ltd. Australia: UBS Capital Markets Australia Ltd and UBS Securities Australia Ltd. For additional information or trade execution please contact your local sales or trading contact. \xc2\xa92020 UBS Financial Services Inc. All Rights Reserved. Member FINRA/SIPC UBS Financial Services Inc. is a subsidiary of UBS AG. \x0cDoesn't match Missing info Like question
January 15th, 2020
Today's Question - Stay in line please! What number comes next in this series: 5, 20, 24, 6, 2, 8, __?
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Corner Answer - The next number in the series is: 5, 20, 24, 6, 2, 8, 12Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 13th, 2020
Today's Question - Hey! Wait a minute! This ruler has no numbers on it! - Here's the old 3 bottle puzzle with a twist. - The 3 bottles have 3 shapes - round, square, and Bowl. The square holds 3 pints more than the bowl shaped. The round bottle holds 4 pints more than the square shaped. How could you use these 3 bottles to measure exactly 1 quart of water into a pail? (Hint: It's less than 10 moves but remember you do not know the full capacity of any of the bottles.)
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Corner Answer - The quart can be found in 9 moves. 1) Fill the square with water. 2) Fill the bowl shape from the square bottle. 3) Empty the bowl onto the ground. 4) Pour what's left in square into the round. 5) Fill the square bottle again. 6) Fill the bowl with water from the square 7) Pour what's left in the square into the round. 8) Fill the square bottle with water again. 9) Fill the round bottle with what is in the square bottle. What is left in the square bottle should be 1 quart.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 9th, 2020
Today's Question - There are six water pails in a row. The three on the left are full. The three on the right are empty. By moving only one pail, how can you put the pails in the sequence - full/empty/full/empty/full/empty? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments
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Corner Answer - It was a bit of a trick question - but not too tricky for most of you. If you pick up pail #2 and empty it into pail #5 and replace the now empty pail #2 - you get the requisite full/empty/full rotation.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 7th, 2020
Today's Question - Kevin is a big West Point sports fan. He is invited into an informal fraternity of Army fans. To pass the initiation, he must pass the "Black and Gold" test. He is presented with three cloth bags, each is marked "Black"; "Gold" and "Either". One bag contains only black coins, one only gold coins and the third bag has both. He is told all the bags are incorrectly marked. Assuming he cannot see beyond the coin he chooses - what is the fewest number of choices he must make to re-label the bags correctly?
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 The word you\xe2\x80\x99d get by reconfiguring those letters would be Permutation.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
January 6th, 2020
Today's Corner 160K 3.5% 34.4 Hrs. 0.3% 0.0% N.A. $16.7 Bln. 220K N.A. Cashin’s Comments January 6, 2020 Page 3 of 3 Today’s Question - There are 4 state capitals whose names contain the letter "u" at least twice. What are these capitals and what are their states?
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Corner Answer - The four state capitals with more than one "u" are: Juneau (Alaska); Honolulu (Hawaii); Augusta (Maine); Columbus (Ohio).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 19th, 2019
Today's Question - What were the names of Three Wise Men and what gift did each bring? Bonus Question - “Twas the Night Before Christmas” was originally published under what name? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments December 19, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Corner 160K 3.5% 34.4 Hrs.0.3% 0.0% N.A. $16.7 Bln. 220K N.A. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments January 6, 2020 Page 3 of 3 Today\xe2\x80\x99s Question - There are 4 state capitals whose names contain the letter "u" at least twice. What are these capitals and what are their states? Opinions expressed herein are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to the opinions or recommendations of UBS Wealth Management Research, UBS Investment Research or the opinions expressed by other business areas or groups of UBS as a result of using different assumptions and criteria. Full details of UBS Wealth Management Research and / or UBS Investment Research, if any, are available on request. Any prices or quotations contained herein are indicative only and do not constitute an offer to buy or sell any securities at any given price. No representation or warranty, either express or implied, is provided in relation to the accuracy, completeness, reliability or appropriateness of the information, methodology and any derived price contained within this material. The securities and related financial instruments described herein may not be eligible for sale in all jurisdictions or to certain categories of investors. UBS AG or any of its affiliates (\xe2\x80\x9cUBS\xe2\x80\x9d), its directors, officers and employees or clients may have or have had interests or long or short positions in the securities or related financial instruments referred to herein, and may at any time make purchases and/or sales in them as principal or agent. UBS may provide investment banking and other services to and/or serve as directors of the companies referred to in this material. Neither UBS its directors, employees or agents accept any liability for any loss or damage arising out of the use of all or any part of these materials. This material is distributed in the following jurisdictions by: United Kingdom: UBS Limited, a subsidiary of UBS AG, to persons who are market counterparties or intermediate customers (as detailed in the FSA Rules) and is only available to such persons. The information contained herein does not apply to, and should not be relied upon by, private customers. Switzerland: UBS AG to institutional investors only. Italy: Giubergia UBS SIM SpA, an associate of UBS SA, in Milan. US: UBS Securities LLC or UBS Financial Services Inc., subsidiaries of UBS AG, or solely to US institutional investors by UBS AG or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof that is not registered as a US broker-dealer (a "non-US affiliate"). Transactions resulting from materials distributed by a non-US affiliate must be effected through UBS Securities LLC or UBS Financial Services Inc. Canada: UBS Securities Canada Inc., a subsidiary of UBS AG and a member of the principal Canadian stock exchanges & CIPF. Japan: UBS Securities Japan Ltd, to institutional investors only. Hong Kong: UBS Securities Asia Limited. Singapore: UBS Securities Singapore Pte. Ltd. Australia: UBS Capital Markets Australia Ltd and UBS Securities Australia Ltd. For additional information or trade execution please contact your local sales or trading contact. \xc2\xa92020 UBS Financial Services Inc. All Rights Reserved. Member FINRA/SIPC UBS Financial Services Inc. is a subsidiary of UBS AG. \x0cDoesn't match Missing info Like question
December 18th, 2019
Today's Question - Name Santa's Reindeer. Bonus Question - An actor once won an Oscar for playing Santa. Who was it? And in what film?
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Corner Answers - Santa Claus\' reindeer are: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen Bonus Answer - The only actor to win an Oscar for playing Santa was "Edmund Gwenn" for "Miracle on 34th Street"Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 17th, 2019
Today's Question - Little Linda started her Christmas shopping. When she came home, she told mom that half her money was gone in the first hour. It was then that she noticed that she now had as many cents as she had dollars when she started but she had only half as many dollars as she had cents when she began. How much did she spend? Cashin’s Comments December 17, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer - Little Linda must have started with $99.98. Spending half would leave her with $49.99 or the same number of cents as had been dollars and dollars equaling half the number of original cents. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments December 18, 2019 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 16th, 2019
Today's Question - Bernard, the night-time manager of Ye Olde Elf Cookie Shoppe has pre-packed boxes of assorted cookies. There are 16 pound boxes and 17 pound boxes and boxes of 23, 24, 39 and 40 pounds. A client comes in and asks for 100 pounds of cookies. Without breaking up any boxes, how close can Bernard come?
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Corner Answer - If Bernard piled up 4 boxes of 17 pounds and 2 boxes of 16 pounds, the client would have exactly 100 pounds of cookies.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 12th, 2019
Today's Question - How many total gifts did the true love give on the 12th day of Christmas? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer - On the Twelfth Day of Christmas there were 364 gifts unless you count the Partridge and Pear Tree separately.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 11th, 2019
Today's Question - If 6 Bibbles and 2 Bobbles cost $10 and 6 Bobbles and 3 Bibbles cost $15, what does 1 Bibble cost? Cashin’s Comments December 11, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer - A Bibble costs $1 (a bobble costs $2).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
December 9th, 2019
Today's Questions - Bob Crachit was told to work by candle. He also had to recycle. If he melted down 5 candle stubs he got 1 whole candle. Therefore, if he collected 25 stubs, how many days would it last assuming 1 candle per day leaves 1 stub per day.
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Corner Answer - CC times CC = CDC might be 11 times 11 = 121Doesn't match Missing info Like question