Business can be a little trickier in this regard, as things can be going right or wrong for much longer without the feedback of the win or loss.

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Now, the question is what Bradley's win or Pacquiao's loss will mean for boxing.

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Miami needs only one more win or one San Antonio loss to clinch the top overall seed for the entirety of the playoffs.

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The team had just finished last in revenue and had the cheapest payroll in the NFL. In the four seasons before he did the deal, the Patriots had posted the worst win-loss record in the NFL, finishing last or second-to-last in their division and racking up only 14 wins against 50 losses.

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The Dow Jones industrial average ended on Friday with gain of 125.71 points, or 1.13%, which normally would have been a great win, except that the week closed with a loss of 175.59 points, or 1.53%, to 11, 269.02.

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