Poolitics | Put your money where your mouth is!

Put your money where your mouth is!

June 2007

Pools Resolved: 71

Jackpots Claimed: $447.00

Good Guess Rate: 149/266 (56.02%)

TAKING STOCK OF THE SITUATION [DOW11]

Will Dow Jones & Co Inc announce plans to be acquired by News Corp, or any other entity, prior to July 1?

Outcome: No. They will not announce plans to be acquired

$8.00
2 | 67%

WE ALL CAME FROM SOMEWHERE [LEG78]

Will Congress pass immigration reform legislation prior to recessing for July 4th?

Outcome: No

$12.00
3 | 43%

HATE IS AS AMERICAN AS APPLE PIE [LEG75]

Will Congress send President Bush a bill that would expand federal hate crimes legislation – to include violent attacks based on gender or sexuality – prior to recessing for July 4th, and if so, will President Bush veto it or sign it into law?

Outcome: No. Congress will not pass a bill

$8.00
2 | 67%

THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE [LEG76]

Will the Senate pass legislation that would revise/revoke the 2002 Iraq Resolution before recessing for July 4th?

Outcome: No

$7.00
2 | 100%

ROYALTIES KILLED THE RADIO STAR [LEG73]

Will Congress pass legislation that would block the Copyright Royalty Board's decision to increase the amount of royalties Internet radio broadcasters pay to copyright holders for playing a song prior to July 1?

Outcome: No

$7.00
2 | 100%

EVERYTHING IS AS IT SHOULD BE [NET9]

Will Congress pass legislation mandating net neutrality prior to July 1?

Outcome: No

$9.00
4 | 100%

IT'S PAR FOR THE COARSE STUFF [OIL125]

Will crude oil futures rise or fall on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) during the trading week of June 25-29?

Outcome: Rise

$8.00
1 | 33%

AN OVERPRICED STATUS SYMBOL [APL13]

Will shares of Apple (NASD: AAPL) rise on June 29 – the day the iPhone goes on sale – and if so, by how much?

Outcome: Yes. Shares will rise less than 5.0%

$7.00
2 | 100%

CALLING THEM AS WE SEE THEM [APL12]

Will Apple's iPhone be available in the U.S. prior to July 1, as planned?

Outcome: Yes

$11.00
5 | 83%

HEARD IT ON THE SOUR GRAPEVINE [MSF1]

Will Microsoft announce plans for a Zune phone before Apple's iPhone is available in the U.S.?

Outcome: No

$10.00
3 | 60%