The five questions from Saturday, March 28, 2026, with their answers. This puzzle is
no longer playable; today's game is on the home page, and
the last seven days can still be played in the
practice archive.
1 What specific American footwear and apparel giant reported a rare quarterly revenue decline on March 21 2026 citing a 10 percent drop in direct to consumer sales as it struggles to regain market share from upstart competitors like On and Hoka?
Answer: NIKE(4 letters)
2 What American diversified industrial corporation agreed on March 18 2026 to spin off its massive aerospace and defense division into a standalone entity to unlock shareholder value and focus on its core climate and energy solutions?
Answer: HONEYWELL(9 letters)
3 What specific term describes the 1930 United States law that raised import duties on over 20000 goods to record levels exacerbating the Great Depression and triggering a global trade war?
Answer: SMOOT(5 letters)
4 What specific 19th century economic school led by Adam Smith and David Ricardo argued that markets are self regulating and that free trade leads to the most efficient allocation of resources?
Answer: CLASSICAL(9 letters)
5 What specific financial term refers to the process of an investor selling a security at a loss to offset a capital gains tax liability a strategy commonly employed by high net worth individuals in December?
Answer: HARVESTING(10 letters)
Realising losses deliberately to offset taxable gains elsewhere, then reinvesting to maintain exposure - tax-loss harvesting.