Around that same time Ackman was making another big bet, this time against bond insurer MBIA, whose triple A rating he questioned in a research report.
It seemed like a wise bet at the time, but then the NYSE was hit on several fronts.
That deal was a worthy bet, that time could be bought while new reforms would rebuild institutions and raise tax revenues.
Meanwhile, Ackman was making another big bet, this time against bond insurer MBIA, whose triple A rating he questioned in a research report.
The world is catching up to him, but it's a safe bet that whatever time Faustino has left will be spent staying as far away from civilization as he can manage.
Placing a big one-time bet "cuts the house edge to its bare minimum because it works on your stake only once, " says Anthony Curtis, a one-time professional gambler and president of lasvegasadvisor.com.
In my opinion, now is not the time to bet your startup on a Twitter clone.
Actually it was an all-in bet during a fearful time for the economy.
In light of this technical prowess, and with lingering pessimism plaguing the stock, it could be an ideal time to bet on further gains for STZ.
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If studios remain split as other barriers fall away, dual-format drives will look like a better bet until such a time as digital distribution can match the reach, convenience and capabilities of physical media.
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If you think there is even a small chance Arena will make it through this time, a bet on it might have made sense.
Last December, with stocks way down from their highs but well above current levels, I wrote that stocks seemed like a reasonable long-term bet for someone with a time horizon of six to seven years who wasn't using borrowed money and could ride out a possible sharp decline.
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This time I wanted to bet on myself doing something I had always dreamed about.
At the time, the Shin Bet asked that Blau return all the classified documents in his possession.
Let me tell you, watching the video, I bet I would have a hard time inserting the chain quickly myself.
What this memo shows is that Israel has little hope of seeing a change for the better in US policy in the near future and its best bet today is to play for time.
In other words, most of the time, it pays to bet on volatility staying low.
The bet on cancer comes at a pivotal time for AstraZeneca, as McKillop tries to transform the company from a one-hit wonder to a broad-based outfit with strong cancer, cardiovascular and neurology franchises.
But this also is a treacherous time to make a big bet on the retail industry, which is battling headwinds from a weak economy, competition from online shopping and overbuilding during the boom years.
By getting the takeover referred to the Competition Committee, Murdoch is pushing back the time horizon in a calculated bet that, six months or a year from now, the political environment may have grown somewhat less radioactive.
While this secular bet will not be settled for some time, MSFT should get a cyclical boost late this year with the Windows 8 launch, expansion into the ARM- and Intel-based tablet markets, Office and Server product line refreshes, and a potential macro recovery and cyclical rebound in PCs.
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The callousness this time could be worse than the bet against shaky mortgage portfolios.
Throughout American history, though, they have lost that bet, and I believe they will this time as well. (Applause.) But ultimately, Class of 2012, that will depend on you.
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