So many funds had made the same bet that it "magnified the deleveraging process, " in the dry words of the Bank for International Settlements.
I'd bet those same people now spend a lot of time cruising the self-help aisle at Barnes and Noble.
In short, buying a stake in a European multinational is not the same as making a bet on the European economy.
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I'd bet those same people now spend a lot of time cruising the self-help aisle at Barnes and Noble (nyse: BKS - news - people ).
So it seems a safe bet that the same thing will happen when more crises come along in March.
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But in essence your bet would be the same as the ones Berkshire made.
The same is true for investors who bet against financials in 2008, as the real estate bubble burst.
Now Blavatnik is doubling down on his bet on the very same assets that caused him so much trouble.
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.
And if a technology firm makes them feel this way, you can bet their reaction will be the same.
Same illusion of protection and safety, I bet.
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My bet is you probably feel the same.
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But no matter what party they belong to, I bet most Americans are thinking the same thing right now: Nothing will get done this year, or next year, or maybe even the year after that, because Washington is broken.
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Microsoft made a bet that mainstream tablet users needed the same kind of functionality and performance of the desktop.
And I bet your professors here would say the same thing about you.
Should the same company really be allowed to set policy and then bet against people related to that policy, because of the potential for that to happen?
But for all its promise of innovation, the A380 represents a bet-the-house wager on one of the most disliked same-old models of air travel: the hub-and-spoke.
Further discussion typically leads them to share the same conclusion: they are pursuing the path they believe will be the safest bet to a steady income, and in most cases that path does not include pursuing the career of their dreams or the idea that they are most passionate about.
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It wouldn't have been the same at home without him, she explained, and a cruise with activities for everyone proved a good bet for everyone.
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At the same time, Mr. Taylor also made false trade entries that appeared to take the opposite side of that bet.
We haven't heard much about them, but they're rumored to run Symbian OS. We're sure you're now looking down at your new Samsung Galaxy Nexus with disdain, but we bet you could hire a few master craftsmen to make your own hand-engraved dragon for around the same price to help alleviate the regret.
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