Stocks and shares: Another Grandpa Mystery

Question

In his retirement Grandpa likes to manage his own investments. He studies global company stocks, their earnings, products, dividends all kinds of statistics and numbers and makes his buy choices

Grandpa likes Boeing Corporation but not Lockheed Martin

Grandpa likes Roku but not Netflix

Grandpa likes Unilever but not Proctor and Gamble

I wonder why

@KradCigol Flagged for what? It's a different riddle, just similar style of clues. — ZanyG, Feb 09 '19 at 10:08

oryxandcake · Accepted Answer · 2019-02-11T16:07:00.840

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Grandpa likes:

Companies whose stock symbol is a number in another language

Specifically,

Grandpa likes BA (8, Chinese), ROKU (6, Japanese), and UN (1, French), and dislikes LMT, NFLX, and PG.

edited Feb 11 '19 at 16:07

answered Feb 11 '19 at 12:12

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There is a Language Tag for the puzzle – DrD Feb 11 '19 at 14:43
I've edited my answer - hopefully this is a little closer. – oryxandcake Feb 11 '19 at 16:07

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 10 '19 at 04:06

Grandpa dislikes:

Company names with three consecutive consonants: Lockheed, Netflix, Gamble

Because:

Grandpa has started subconsciously doubting his own abilities to spend money wisely, and is projecting it onto those companies. You might need to start monitoring his spending habits.

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 08 '19 at 16:06

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Maybe Grandpa likes

Companies with numbers in their name

Explicitly

Boeing Corporation - German for one
Roku - Japanese for six
Unilever - French for one

answered Feb 08 '19 at 16:06

hexomino

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If using such far fetched argumentation, I could also say the Netflix rot13(pbagnvaf vk, Ebzna sbe avar). – jarnbjo Feb 08 '19 at 16:33
That is a good point – DrD Feb 08 '19 at 17:01
You are on thee right track @hexomino. – DrD Feb 10 '19 at 14:44

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 10 '19 at 15:40

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I think that Grandpa likes:

Companies with rivers in their name

Because:

Boeing Corporation
Roku
Unilever

Pora, Oku and Nile are all river names

answered Feb 10 '19 at 15:40

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Wow. Did not know that @pirate. My answer is different. Thanks – DrD Feb 10 '19 at 20:48
sorry to spoil the party: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Ock – JMP Feb 11 '19 at 12:44

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 09 '19 at 09:34

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This seems similar to this riddle:

Grandpa

Does not like T.

answered Feb 09 '19 at 09:34

Krad Cigol

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Boeing Corporation? – JMP Feb 09 '19 at 11:59
Good point! Let me see. Thanks, @JonMarkPerry! – Krad Cigol Feb 09 '19 at 13:00

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Feb 11 '19 at 11:05

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Grandpa dislikes:

Companies with less than 40% vowels in their name.

answered Feb 11 '19 at 11:05

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Stocks and shares: Another Grandpa Mystery

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