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You Tell Us: Dow 10,000

So that we're all prepared for the balloons, streamers, and Maria Bartiromo, jumping out of a cake on the floor of the stock exchange, please predict when, down to the minute, this thing is happening. Is today at 12:47? Tomorrow...

Take The Plunge

Profiling Abby Joseph "The Oracle" Cohen's fall out of the financial cheerleading tree, CNBC's JeeYeon Park managed to hit (and break) every metaphoric branch on the way down. Between the two of them, no rhetorical equity booster is left unbowed,...

Our Hero!

It is true, with the MDs either in the South of France with a touch of the vay-cay, in Como trying desperately to sell the summer villa, or negotiating with Cuomo for that last chance at freedom, August is typically...

Most Unfortunate Purchase Ruth Madoff Is Not Permitted To Make Without Notifying Irving Picard

Monthly MetroCard iPhone 3GS Cialis Prescription Anything at all at "per se" Jeep Wrangler (even factoring in cash-for-clunkers subsidy) Oriental Avenue Best reader entry before 5pm ET gets a (weak but amusing) prize. Ruth Madoff Can't Spend $100 Without...

Guess The Dow

By request this time, but we wish we thought of it first on a crazy day. Guess the Dow begins (again). As you know, the rules are simple. Closest to the close without going under (reverse price as right rules)....

Guess The Dow

The market looks so whacky to us that we cannot resist. Another installment of Guess The Dow is at hand. This time, a twist. Not only must you be the closest to the Dow's close without going under (reverse Price...

Guess The Dow

Well, it's Friday, and after yesterday's massive bounce, that means it's anyone's market today. Maybe even yours. You know the rules. Closest to the close without going under. All bets are off ten minutes before the bell. In the case...

Guess The Dow

Well, seeing how we broke 8,000, it's time for another edition of "Guess The Dow." You know the rules: Closest without going under. All bets are off ten minutes before the close. In the event of a tie we pick...

Guess The Close

We couldn't resist. With the Dow spiking 4.5% we had to run a contest. Tell us, dear readers, where will it close? You know the rules. Closest without going under. The betting window closes 10 minutes before the bell. In...

Guess The Close

CNBC is wondering aloud if the Dow is obsolete and should be abolished. Obsolete? Nonsense. Our cutting edge "Where will the Dow close" contests are more than enough reason to keep the Dow alive. So, you know the rules. It's...

Dow At Close Results

9181 That makes this: Posted by StillNoCouch, Oct 30, 2008 12:15PM 9,240.25 (I'm an optimist) The winner. Despite being 59 points off. Get it together, people. This isn't a Lehman prop desk here....

Afternoon Dow Winner / Dow Close Contest

So noon Dow was 9006, which makes this: Posted by Strabo, Oct 30, 2008 10:56AM 9010.05 The winner. Nice job, Strabo. Double points for actually logging in with a username. Unfortunately, today the prize was just a bop on the...

Volatility Leads The Way: Dow Contest

Ok, typically we only do the Dow contests when the markets are nuts. But since they are always nuts lately, you guessed it, you can call Dow 12:00 noon. We'll cut off the bets at about 11:30 or so. Maybe....

Morning Contest Results, Closing Contest Rules

Noon gave us the S&P 500 at 868.60. We believe that qualifies this... Posted by guest, Oct 27, 2008 9:45AM 869.00 - NAS Keflavik boi Beaver and Broad, son ... and bring a baggie for ya teef!! ...as our winner....