Mr Gent is being rewarded for spending money, rather than for making it.
In the world of professional sports having it all not only means loving what you do, it also calls for making money and gaining fan support while doing it.
But rather than just lock it for the sake of making money, they lock it away behind a paywall of really terrific toys that have, granted, turned into buckets of cash for Activision.
The Philippines, whose sovereign credit rating was upgraded to investment grade by two rating firms over the past two months, has been fighting the so-called hot-money inflows with several measures, including making it easier for locals to take money abroad and lowering a deposit rate for banks that do cross-border business.
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The Philippines, whose sovereign credit rating was upgraded to investment grade by two ratings firms over the past two months, has been fighting the so-called hot-money inflows with several measures, including making it easier for locals to take money abroad and lowering a deposit rate for banks that do cross-border business.
WSJ: Asian Governments Take Measures to Battle Strong Currencies
By making it more expensive for the government to raise money, it would expand the deficit, unsettle financial markets, and increase interest rates.
He loved making money but had no need for it once it was made.
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Paradoxically, focusing on maximizing shareholder value ends up making less money for shareholders, because it leads firms to do things, like the recent JPMorgan gambles that actually destroy shareholder value.
Coinbase has put the money in the cloud, making it far easier for people to use, but sacrificing the untraceability of the money.
All this money is making it extremely difficult for non-wealthy candidates to run.
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Patrick Crowley, from York Hospital, said debt levels meant less money for hospitals, making it difficult to deliver "safe and effective care".
Waste proliferation is making a lot of money for those that produce it.
The move has isolated Iran financially by making it almost impossible for money to flow in and out of the country.
Electronic fund transfers with the ability to move trillions of dollars with a little pointing and clicking provide a vehicle for money laundering, making it difficult if not impossible to determine who actually owns what.
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Whichever route you choose you need to do your homework carefully and make sure that you are making your money work as well as it can for you, in as tax-efficient a way as possible.
Their challengers are often unknown, and making it harder for them to raise money increases the odds they will stay that way.
The introduction of the euro has created a big single capital market, making it easier and cheaper to raise money for investment.
The next generation may want to cling to a franchise, even if it's not making much money for the dealer or for the manufacturer.
But Mr Bush was responsible for setting up the President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and for making sure it had plenty of money.
Corning makes its money these days much the same way it has made money for more than 150 years--by making glass do incredible things.
Corning (nyse: GLW - news - people ) makes its money these days much the same way it has made money for more than 150 years--by making glass do incredible things.
Italian banks are suffering and are less willing to lend, making it harder for ordinary businesses to borrow money.
If its credit ratings should sink below investment grade, GMAC's unsecured bonds would become off-limits to many institutional investors, making it even harder for GMAC to borrow money affordably.
But let's face it, Icahn has a talent for making money on some pretty terrible businesses.
However, it does offer something of a money making opportunity for the entirely unscrupulous.
My unemployment status, as well the credit crunch, is making it nearly impossible for me to get the money that I need to finish school.
Yet, as it is free we will have saved our customers money compared with manual mailboxes, making it all but impossible for the authorities to complain.
Many flexible-spending accounts come with a debit card, making it easy for consumers to draw down the money in the accounts when they shop at a pharmacy.
Players' union representative Stuart Lovell suggested that it might be more of a money-making exercise for the club than a useful way of unearthing talent.
Gabayzadeh isn't helping: He pleaded the Fifth 540 times in American Tissue's bankruptcy proceedings last April, making it even harder for creditors to track down their money.
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