1 The billionaire activist investor who recently pushed for major strategic changes at several large U.S. corporations.
Answer: ICAHN (5 letters)
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Guess Macro — Wednesday, August 19, 2026
The five questions from Wednesday, August 19, 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.
2 Which major technology company announced in 2024 that it would spend 10 billion dollars to build a massive new data center complex in Indiana to support its growing generative artificial intelligence workloads?
Answer: GOOGLE (6 letters)
3 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: ROARING (7 letters)
4 What European packaging company is the subject of a 4.7 billion dollar leveraged loan package initiated by banks in March 2026 to finance its acquisition by Clayton Dubilier and Rice?
Answer: SEALED (6 letters)
5 What is the term for a market condition where the futures price of a commodity is higher than the spot price, implying a downward-sloping forward curve?
Answer: CONTANGO (8 letters)
A futures market where contracts for later delivery trade above nearer ones, so the curve slopes upward.