Any serious handicapper would doubt the ability to place three winning bets in a row.
This despite news of several hedge funds shutting down or losing on bets gone bad.
The loss was from bad bets on the direction of European stock index futures.
Some merger investors make bets on potential acquisition targets before any deal is announced.
Rockwell has placed big bets in the past to preserve its programmable controller business.
Young companies are even making bets that this much data cannot be looked at conventionally.
So, big trading houses made very large bets believing their risks to be very low.
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Every so often, Rose said he still bets on other sports, but not on baseball.
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Of course not, they hedge their financial bets with experienced human capital and guidance.
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However, the firm is hedging its bets by offering a smaller 5.8in-screened version as an alternative.
Sooner or later, as the official told me, they must deliver or all bets are off.
Still, investors are likely to keep paying up as some of these bets pay off.
Bets like those have no place in a bank like JPMorgan, according to Levin.
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Apparel companies need to do the city analysis to understand where to place their bets.
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The hearts and stomachs sink as the market drops, their bets coming up snake eyes.
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Wisely designed, they allow the company to accurately identify where to place their long-term personnel bets.
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Speculators often lose huge sums on commodity bets, rather denting their reputation for moving markets.
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If there was a major correction, like October 1987, I'd be willing to place some bets.
Hedging its bets, the JDRF is planning, if necessary, to move more research abroad.
Thai tough guys place bets as their bodyguards hover behind holding their bosses' mobile phones.
"They used the derivatives to make bets on the performance of the sector, " she added.
Because these days, with everybody talking and texting behind the wheel, all bets are off.
And as with more traditional bets, the early action dictates changes in the odds.
Vonage quickly soured investors on IPOs of what are perceived to be riskier bets.
Goldman's star players, meanwhile, invest their own personal wealth right alongside all these other bets.
Imagine a gambler who bets on his lucky number and wins several times in a row.
Now Mr. Cook is placing some big bets on a new group of executives.
This is what happens when we place our bets on American workers and American businesses.
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They all limit price swings by hedging bets on stocks--often at a hefty price.
Investors began to increase bets on a Greek default this week, according to Bloomberg.
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