Sentences with phrase «dollar bet with»

He left a conference room where they were meeting to discuss placing a multimillion - dollar bet with the firm's money that the dollar would rise against the yen.

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The dollar's rapid rise, following Donald Trump's November 8 election victory, shows little sign of abating, with investors betting on a positive outlook for the U.S. economy in anticipation of additional fiscal stimulus.

Or so bets Venrock's Bryan Roberts, whose 20 - year record as a healthcare venture capitalist has involved hearing some 25,000 pitches and shepherding nine portfolio companies with billion - plus dollar valuations.

But here's the real problem with Buffett's advice on betting against the dollar: you have to buy a house, or own one.

The Play: After a private meeting with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary John Paulson on the impending financial crisis on September 16, 2008, Bachus — then the Ranking Member on the House Financial Services Committee — bet against the stock market, netting himself tens of thousands of dollars.

With Quiznos betting a huge chunk of its marketing dollars on digital video during at a crucial time for the company, we wanted to know the reasoning behind the decision.

Nearly a decade ago, Warren Buffett made a million - dollar bet: that by investing in a completely unmanaged, broad - market low - fee index fund, he could beat the gains earned by a high - powered hedge fund with a team of managers at the helm.

The dollar's sell - off was also helped by investors betting on tighter monetary policies by major central banks, bringing them in line with the Federal Reserve.

The U.S. government paid these obligations at 100 cents on the dollar, despite AIG being insolvent at the time and requiring a $ 185 billion taxpayer bailout itself for making casino - like bets with the big banks.

At least, I can choose which ministries I want to support with my money... I don't get to choose which wasteful programs my tax dollars are wasted on... It's just a hunch, but I'm willing to bet that you are a tax taker and not a tax payer... and I mean income tax not sales tax, car tax, and other nominal taxes.

I bet every dollar I ever make that the most bored, cynical, pessimistic people are the ones with the fewest meaningful relationships.

However, just about a half hour ago, the line quickly jumped to 9.5, with close to 80 % of bets and 75 % of dollars coming in on Purdue.

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Carlos and Fran were both sure of their answers, betting the farm on Azerbaijan and Tibet respectively, but ever - steady Manny was waiting — dropping Iraq for $ 999 and walking away with a single dollar bill.

He reported similarly one - sided levels of public betting with 92 % of tickets and 76 % of total dollars wagered taking the Jets.

Like Klopp we would need to give him one or two seasons to put his stamp on club and squad but you cab bet your bottom dollar that his teams would give 110 % for 95 minutes and not be happy with a draw.

The total has seen similar action, with bets on the over, but dollars on the under.

Early public betting has been extremely one - sided, with the Spurs receiving 81 % of spread tickets and 83 % of spread dollars.

As of about noon eastern, the Steelers are getting 52 % of bets and 55 % of dollars with Case Keenum getting the start.

There has been similar public betting at the William Hill sportsbook, with 84 % of tickets and 87 % of total dollars wagered hammering New England.

With bets and dollars all over Pittsburgh, I imagine this game will hit 3 at some point during the week.

If Sanchez doesn't play you can bet your bottom dollar that Wenger will play Ozil on the left, so Ozil won't be as effective with assists.

Betting market: New England opened as 13 - point home favorites and, with the majority of spread tickets and dollars taking Buffalo, the line has ticked down to -11.5.

Early public money hammered the home favorite, with the Blue Devils receiving 80 % of spread bets and 88 % of total dollars wagered.

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A quick look at our Betting Activity dashboard shows that 54 % of tickets have taken the Yellow Jackets, yet our proprietary money percents reveal that 68 % of total dollars are actually laying the points with the Panthers.

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However, with bets and dollars coming in on Jacksonville plus the points, the line is back down to where it opened.

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If we are now at the negotiating stage with Birmingham City over Roman Pavlyuchenko's proposed move then you can bet your bottom dollar any other potential suitors will now come out of the woodwork so expect the Russian to be leaving White Hart Lane before the month is out.

At the time of publication, public betting was fairly even with Villanova receiving 42 % of spread bets and 51 % of total dollars wagered.

These betting trends fall in line with the public betting in Las Vegas, with 79 % of tickets and 77 % of total dollars wagered taking the Patriots at the William Hill sportsbook.

Early public betting has been almost perfectly balanced, with Detroit receiving 56 % of spread tickets and 47 % of spread dollars.

These betting trends are consistent with the public betting at the William Hill sportsbook where Stanford is receiving 71 % of tickets and 77 % of total dollars wagered.

In recent weeks we have started to compare these betting trends with ticket count and total dollars wagered at William Hill — one of the most prominent Las Vegas sportsbooks.

Over at William Hill, they have observed similar betting trends with 83 % of total dollars wagered and 83 % of tickets taking Baylor.

For years, we have received the percentage of bets on each side with limited information about the number of dollars being wagered.

This week we will once again compare betting trends from our seven offshore sportsbooks, with the ticket count and dollars wagered at the Las Vegas based William Hill sportsbook.

Over at William Hill, the public betting has somehow been even more lopsided with 98 % of tickets and 95 % of total dollars wagered taking Atlanta.

While public betting at our offshore sportsbooks has been fairly even, William Hill has taken most of their action on the Jets with 71 % of tickets and 75 % of total dollars wagered taking New York.

With 76 % of dollars landing on the side that's getting less than 50 % of bets, you can safely assume that the bigger, sharper wagers are coming in on Jacksonville, especially when you factor in the 1.5 point line move towards the Jags.

That pattern has been evident in early betting, with 62 % of moneyline tickets and 69 % of moneyline dollars taking Indiana.

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As illustrated by our Sportsbook Insider betting activity dashboard, 65 % of spread tickets are laying the 7.5 with the Eagles while 58 % of spread dollars have taken the Broncos.

With overall dollars all over the Rams, our Bet Signals indicate that sharp money has bought back the value of the line move by playing Creighton.

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At the time of publication, public betting has been fairly even with the Warriors receiving 52 % of spread bets and 58 % of total dollars wagered.

Even with the historically high total, early bettors have been happy to jump on the «over», as 82 % of O / U tickets and 88 % of O / U dollars are betting on more than 54 points scored.

With 63 % of the bets and 84 % of the dollars on the Seahawks, it appears that both pros and joes aren't too confident in Carson Palmer and the 3 - 3 Cardinals.