Sentences with phrase «few big bets»

MacArthur is placing a few big bets that truly significant progress is possible on some of the world's most pressing social challenges, including over-incarceration, global climate change, nuclear risk, and significantly increasing financial capital for the social sector.

Druckenmiller also highlighted fellow hedge fund billionaire George Soros as his second mentor, noting that Soros taught him the importance of making just a few big bets (that is, holding concentrated positions instead of being diversified).

Not exact matches

The expectation is that a few big winners will cover the bets that bomb.

When the company launched Discover, the special content hub within its app in January and its biggest bet on making money, it included content channels from a few partner publishers, as well as one for its own material, such as short series, and music videos.

Because the financial markets have been so volatile these last few years and may continue to give investors a bumpy ride, Kaplan says it pays for investors to stay liquid and to diversify their holdings through vehicles such as mutual funds and ETFs (exchange - traded funds) rather than make big bets on individual securities.

Valeant has fallen 40 percent this week, and some traders appear to be betting on another big tumble in the next few months.

After seeing millions of dollars invested in fantasy eSports and eSports betting sites over the past few months, the first big eSports company acquisition has finally happened.

Most notably, the company made a big bet on its Shape - Ups fitness shoes a few years ago, going so far as to air a Super Bowl ad featuring Kim Kardashian in 2011 to promote the shoes.

But you can bet that, after my work is done, I'll be hitting a party of my own, with a big bowl of this pasta salad and a few bottles of Gallo Family wine in tow!

The 49ers are betting big on Jimmy's potential; we don't yet know exactly what that will be because he has played so few games but he gave them enough of a glimpse to warrant that offer and QB is the most important position on the field.

But most Super Bowl betting outlets, including Bovada, are also offering alternative point spreads for the Big Game, giving bettors the chance to chase a price while giving a few points on the spread.

this window has just finished i am already thinking about who we will get for the january window we might try for khedira on a really low offer as he is free agent almost would help boost numbers in midfield in the new year as we will no doubt need to filling the numbers about then also i will hold my hands up and say i was wrong this morning for giving wenger stick and saying welbeck is rubbish i have been out in the cold light of day and had a chance to reevaluate the situation and realized that this could be a canny shrew transfer on wenger behalf actually if wenger can turn the clock back and work his magic on welbeck and get him scoring goals and improve his game then we could have a great underrated signing on our hands its wengers absolute trust in him that might be what makes him a great player as this is something that he never had at old mordor if anybody can make him a world beater wenger can he loves this little pet projects improving players against the odds welbeck has the skillset to be high class player upfornt he just needs to work very hard on his finishing i think once he gets a few goals under his belt he will settle in fine and he is a team player you could put him on the left against man city to shore up that side and he will put in a great shift without a complaint that could be his biggest asset to us or on the right whenever we need him there ithinkwenger might start himon the left against city to protect the left back against navas and i bet you if he does a great job we will take a shine to him quickly i am hopeing he will be one of those wenger gems that he finds and polishes up to a high finish i must admit i was annoyed as some other gunners were at not signing d / m and c / h but if wenger does win the league with this lot it will be his greatest win yet and what might play in to our hands is the unpredictable nature of the league in the last few seasons if we get on a good run at the right time we might be hard to stop look at city they should have never lost to stoke but the result is there in black and white for all to see and i think chelsea will hit the skids after a while to just because cesc and costa are doing well now thats there main threat but teams will work out how to stop them as the season goes on and chelsea will become predictable i think we might just do well this season after all

The list of defensive and special teams prop bets on Bovada is extensive, but here's a breakdown of a few of the bigger ones:

As a few bettors started winning big payouts, it attracted a lot of others into football betting.

This indicates to us that even though there are much fewer bets coming in on Cleveland than Los Angeles, big money wagers have been placed on Cleveland to keep the line where it is.

Typically we would expect at least 50 % of all bets on an event like this to be placed in the last two weeks, but judging on current trends [these few weeks] are set to be bigger than the last general election period put together.

That latter outcome would require a big shift, with few historical precedents, but it's not a bad bet that Democrats will run the Senate come January.

So in honor of going big or going home, I splurged on a few of the Duchess & Lion Co items that launched last week, and you better bet she's been rocking that college fund this week!

With the introduction of over 700 new arrivals, the Spring line includes a few new colors, many new pillows, rugs and two new major «big bet» furniture collections.

After a few rough seasons, the War on Terror thriller is betting big on Claire Danes» crazy - Carrie act saving the show

Meanwhile, it all comes down to one big, convenient bet, a basketball game between «New Jersey» and «Los Angeles» (it's easy to figure out which leagues didn't allow their trademarks to be used here) in which you're sure to spot an astonishing number of inaccuracies in just a few seconds of game footage.

A few years ago I would have bet big money you could not make a AT with more than 5 speeds that would fit easily into a FWD compact sedan unless at least 3 of the gears were reverse.

I would be willing to bet my bottom dollar that 99.9999 % (I might be missing a few nines) of all indie authors would love to have the problem of decreased sales due to this legal battle because that would mean they have a BIG 5 contract and are selling a lot of books.

Having something a little larger makes sense and would allow them to compete with the bigger devices being offered by the likes of Samsung, LG, HTC, and Sony (but if there are more than 2 size options available, I'll be losing more than a few betting pools I'm participating in).

Considering the loss that Amazon is taking on each of these, basically betting that they'll be able to make a profit off them at some unspecified point in the future (after a few hardware interations, after they've driven competitors out (which is unlikely at this early in the tablet market, etc), Amazon is going to find that it's a bigger liability then an asset.

Few big stock or sector bets to go right (or wrong).

I wouldn't feel particularly good about making any big bets on any tech companies, but I think placing a few small, well - placed bets with some of the cash cows should allow me to gain exposure, increase my growing dividend income, and limit my risk.

If you know exactly which stocks will offer the best returns, it makes total sense to bet only on a few that will give you the biggest bang for your buck over time.

There is a big gambling culture in Australia, so do like the locals do and get involved by sticking a few dollars on something — there is no shortage of sporting events to bet on.

That response says a lot about the reshaped Microsoft Mr. Nadella envisions — one with fewer internal fiefs and with more willingness to favor big bets on new technologies over protecting legacy cash cows.

In fact, I'm willing to bet that the majority of gamers wouldn't even give movement mechanics much thought at all, despite a select few high profile titles making some big strides over the past couple of years.

In preparation for the big game, we've gathered a few infographics that give a little insight into what may happen this weekend — and may even help you make some money on your bet.

Mitchell Energy, rightly credited for pioneering shale gas fracking, was a medium - size firm in the oil and gas industry: big enough to invest substantial funds into R&D, but small enough as to have few alternatives other than to bet on shale.

For the next few years, at least, it seems like a good bet that online learning tools will play a big part in the drive to innovate.

Our own Magic Pocket infrastructure project — the biggest bet in our company's history — would not have paid off without HPE's and a few other strategic partners» ability to deliver on our server specifications.

Again we can not be sure if this will actually take place but perhaps, following the bet he made regarding the world's biggest battery and the details of the Falcon Heavy launch, there are few things that the CEO is actually joking about.

Motorola is one of the few companies to be betting big on modular smartphones.

At a time when most attention in the seniors housing development market has been directed at assisted living and memory care, The Wolff Company is betting big on independent living, with a pipeline of 20 properties planned to open in the next few years throughout the western United States.

There were three panels held yesterday at their office, each covering a category Fifth Wall has made big bets on (the majority of panelists were from portfolio companies): Future of Cities Real Estate - as - a-Service Fintech and The Built World Economy I'll start with a few thoughts on 3rd panel, FinTech and The Built World Economy (the other two will come next week): A look at how fintech has disrupted almost every sector of the real estate... Read More»

Your first few properties should be easy to maintain, and «sure bets» in terms of profitability, but as you become more familiar with buying and managing properties, you might start taking bigger risks or experimenting with variations of the strategy.

What fun you had and I bet so nice to spend time with your Sis:) My family will be in your neck of the woods this weekend (Big Cedar) for a few days.