Sentences with phrase «being greedy in»

The IPO was shadowed for months by Facebook's troubled 2012 debut, in which the shares quickly fell below their offering price amid trading glitches and subjected the company and its lead banker, Morgan Stanley, to accusations that they had been greedy in pricing the deal.

There is indeed a time to be greedy in trading — and that is in the middle of a move.

However I don't feel that Alexis is greedy in the sense that he would want a sum quite as high as the one being reported.

I would rather save a life than be greedy in life.

If you are greedy in trading, it has the ironic effect of making profits harder to obtain.

Keeping in line with the understanding that greed is what drives many of (okay, all of) Pandora's inhabitants, the idea here is that the choices are based on how you will be greedy in order to take care of yourself, and these are the choices that underlie the story.

Not exact matches

Growth was slow in the beginning, but when PeaceWorks started to pick up momentum, Lubetzky got greedy.

Denizens of the tech landscape are realizing there's a depressing amount of truth in their embarrassing portrayal on Silicon Valley as soulless, vapid, greedy, socially awkward opportunists.

I was trying to reconcile in my greedy little mind how I could accept this assignment and become the face of penises, but ultimately I wasn't able to get to that point.

«In my industry, you're either a crazy tree hugger or a greedy capitalist.

There's something disconcerting about watching a nine - year - old kid scarf bugs from a bowl in quick, greedy handfuls.

But as the banking industry undergoes a profound change, the Swiss bank account as we know it — shrouded in secrecy, protected from greedy taxmen — may soon be no more.

Don't compare yourself to co-workers, put others down, or be arrogant or greedy in your demands.

I figured, what the heck, I'm as greedy as the next guy, and I fell in.

As the banking industry undergoes a profound change, the Swiss bank account as we know it — shrouded in secrecy, protected from greedy taxmen — may soon be no more.

Humans are innately greedy and never happy with their lot in life.

Even asking for a million dollars doesn't make you greedy, when the pile on the table is much larger than that and when everyone in a similar situation is asking for a similar amount.

The famously successful investor Warren Buffett — who has raked in billions guided by his motto to «Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful» — probably took a big loss like the rest of us after the U.K. voted to leave the European Union last week.

In this case, by not being greedy, he got more than he ever dreamed of.

In each movie, brokers are greedy man - children who create nothing.

You are now dealing with the executor of Aunt Irma's estate, who may be 1) a greedy relative who sees the «gift» as an investment for which the estate is entitled to a substantial piece of your business, 2) a local estate lawyer whose main purpose in life is to squeeze as many assets out of the estate as possible so as to maximize their fees, or 3) someone even worse.

«They're greedy bastards, and they're putting a bunch of propaganda out there, trying to destroy my reputation and the reputation of Whole Foods, because it's in their self - interest to do so.»

They were renegades, locked in a game of cat and mouse with the hidebound, greedy establishment powers that be.

Investors may be greedy, and markets may be delusional, but money is time, and the best way to ride out a downturn is with a couple of years» worth of cash stashed in your mattress.

That money left over is profit, which, rather than being hoarded by greedy capitalists as some in the media and the business community would have you believe, is most effectively used by reinvestment in product and people.

We are much closer to the latter scenario in crypto right now and while I am not afraid for my investments and USV's investments in this sector, I am afraid for the sector and those who are being the most greedy right now.»

All Things Luxury believes this is unethical and only charges a small mark up on their items, we don't believe in being greedy.

Venture capitalists (and other investors in startups) are neither greedy nor shortsighted, as some disappointed entrepreneurs believe; they are simply inappropriate for most start - ups.

It was the reckless and greedy behavior of the banksters in this country who made a killing by playing with other people's money, and basically got away with one of the biggest thefts and frauds of our generation when.

It is of course easy to become both excited and greedy and think «I made a 20 % profit in three days, imagine how large a profit I will make if a wait another two weeks to sell!»

One of Warren Buffett's most famous sayings is: «To be Successful in the Stock Market, Be Fearful When Others Are Greedy and Greedy When Others Are Fearful.&raqube Successful in the Stock Market, Be Fearful When Others Are Greedy and Greedy When Others Are Fearful.&raquBe Fearful When Others Are Greedy and Greedy When Others Are Fearful.»

So, if you are thinking of just buying and holding, just keep in mind that if your BitCoin or other crypto currency holder gets hacked, gets shut down by a greedy or overarching government, or otherwise goes rogue, your investment may suddenly disappear.

«Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful,» Warren Buffett — the greatest investor in history — says.

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Although I don't pretend to understand all the «ins & outs» of banking, public financing, etc., it seems to me to be self - evident that if Canadian governments at all levels were able to borrow, at low or preferably no interest rates, to finance infrastructure projects and other issues such as health care and education, rather than indebting Canadians in perpetuity in order to pay big interest payments to the greedy Big Banks, it would ultimately be in the best interests of most ordinary Canadians.

That fateful summer forever changed investors» perception of banks and while before they were seen as institutions able to facilitate liquidity for businesses and individuals, now they were seen as greedy vultures ready to use taxpayer moneys in order to be rescued.

With any paradigm shift, I'm doubtful, I believe greedy human nature, and genuine working capital advantages of going public will continue to make IPOs are useful indicator in the years to come.

Yes, these nuns are totally in it for themselves... I mean, working in soup kitchens, helping the homeless, serving the poor... what a bunch of greedy, self serving, degenerate idolaters * roll eyes *

So true and yet Billy Greedy Graham is supporting putting a Mormon in the White House — Really Sad... This Christian will NOT be voting Romney — Sorry, my vote is not for sale!!!

Religion is a very bad mental disease, without religion there would be fewer starving people in the world, we would have settled Mars by now, and the abusive GOP and it's greedy banker uber - rich masters would be disempowered, as it is their veil of religion that disguises their evil, immoral and unethical nature.

The Christian Right has lost its way and GOD himself thought the sheep needed to learn from their misguided, lying cheating and B - S - ing way... and well GOD can only lead you to water... Our Leaders are protect from the EVILS of man and in this election the EVIL doers all have green thumbs from the greedy money monsters....

And the pharisees in moses seat were greedy hippocrites, who Jesus said you should follow their words and not their deeds.

That may seem unlikely, but it also seems unlike that Stallone would tweet about how Bruce Willis being «lazy» and «greedy» in all caps, and that's happened, so who knows what tomorrow will bring.

Being cheap, petty, and greedy, when so many people are desperately in need, doesn't make me feel that in their last minute of need they shouldn't go any further then the ground!

By the way Jesus was a socialist in case some of you greedy fascists didn't know.

Occasional horrific news stories hint at the me - first legacy of Maoism: A toddler was run over by a car, and no one stopped to help; a greedy company put melamine in milk destined for baby bottles; a Red Cross worker apparently pilfered funds meant for victims of the Sichuan earthquake, spending the money on designer bags and fancy cars.

Just as the religious leaders in Jesus day, «Christian» religious leaders in general are hypocritical, greedy and concerned about politics.

There is no question that capitalism builds upon and in fact encourages selfishness; a capitalist environment naturally inclines us to believe that people must be addicted to a greedy, competitive individualism.

, and drawing cartoons in notebooks, and teasing and gawking at girls, might be insulting to Mister Bossy, might be a sort of theft of his time and energy, might be a sort of theft of immeasurably valuable holy unrecoverable time from the other students in the class, might be greedy and low and a theft from our own best selves, little though we knew of those selves as yet.

When it comes to terminating the lives of others, the selfish and greedy will presumably act in selfless devotion to the well - being of others.