On the Subject of The Stock Market
Wall Street isn’t exactly new to high pressure situations, so what’s a live bomb?
- The module consists of four companies cycling their quarterly growth/negative growth, a company selection array and an invest button.
- To disarm the module, invest in the most profitable company according to the criteria below.
- Investing in the wrong company will reset the companies and figures and cause a strike.
- Use the tables below to determine the names of the company from the abbreviations.
- The displays cycle the growth or negative growth of the four companies in each of the last year’s quarters. Quarter 1 is preceded by a short pause.
- Calculate all four companies’ net growth at the end of the fourth quarter. Ignore any digits after the decimal point.
- If the difference between the two highest company values is less than 18, increase all companies’ values by their color value as listed in the table below.
- Invest in the company with the highest value. If there is a tie, invest in the company with the highest value before the previous step.
| Company Name | Abbreviation | Company Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral Grp. | ADM | Next plc. | NXT |
| Centrica | CNA | Quilter | QLT |
| GlaxoSmithKline | GSK | Royal Mail | RMG |
| HSBC | HSB | Severn Trent | SVT |
| Imperial Brands | IMB | TUI Grp. | TUI |
| Marks and Spencer | MKS | Vodafone Grp. | VOD |
| Colour | Value | Colour | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indigo | 16 | Red | 19 |
| Magenta | 5 | Green | 1 |
| Yellow | 23 | Orange | 11 |
| Blue | 15 | Purple | 7 |