The five questions from Thursday, April 2, 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 major American aerospace corporation agreed in 2024 to acquire its primary fuselage supplier for 4.7 billion dollars in an all stock deal to address systemic quality control issues following a midair door plug blowout?
Answer: BOEING(6 letters)
2 What massive asset management firm based in Pennsylvania reached 8 trillion dollars in assets under management in 2023 and is structurally unique because it is owned by its own funds and their shareholders?
Answer: VANGUARD(8 letters)
3 What unique four letter identifier is used for the automated system that calculates the daily interest rate at which major global banks lend to one another in the London interbank market?
Answer: LIBOR(5 letters)
The London Interbank Offered Rate, a former benchmark for the rate at which banks lend to one another, once referenced by trillions in contracts.
4 What specific type of investment vehicle raised over 160 billion dollars in 2021 as blank check companies before facing intense regulatory scrutiny and a massive wave of liquidations in 2023?
Answer: SPAC(4 letters)
A special purpose acquisition company - a shell that raises money in a listing and then seeks a private business to merge with, taking it public.
5 What specific five letter word refers to a legal entity that holds no active business operations or significant assets but is often used in complex corporate restructurings or to facilitate acquisitions?