Sentences with phrase «hedged their bets as»

Considering what a mess the Monday testimony and lawyer argument on the effect of the new claim construction was (because, frankly, both parties had previously hedged their bets as they didn't know what the appeals court would do), the jury is probably now very confused about it (and Judge Koh did the right thing by denying both parties» motions for judgment as a matter of law since there are reasonable arguments for and against infringement, for and against validity).

Not exact matches

Instead of hedging away from gas, as TransCanada and many other companies appear to be doing, it's a bet that gas will play a much bigger role in our energy future, probably at the expense of oil.

In 2015, Ackman, the founder of hedge fund Pershing Square, announced his multi-billion dollar bet on Valeant Pharmaceuticals (vrx); he proceeded to lose nearly his entire investment, or $ 7.7 million every day for about two years, as Valeant stock sank 95 %.

Nearly four - and - a-half years after Bill Ackman bet $ 1 billion that Herbalife stock would fall — a losing bet so far for the hedge fund manager — the nutrition products company is approaching what many investors see as a watershed moment, the final test that will determine which side was right.

As the U.S. - based industry awaits that ruling, companies are looking in other countries to hedge their bets on a global, import - export industry.

Canada may be known as an old - guard, fossil - fuel powerhouse, but over the past few years it quietly has been hedging its bets.

And while Ramsey told CNBC that he wouldn't be surprised to see the bull charge onward, he did hedge his bets given what he sees as expensive valuations.

Glenview's Larry Robbins also lost more than $ 23 million in his hedge fund, as his pro-Obamacare bets on healthcare companies turned sour: Hospital Corporation of America (hca) stock dropped 11 %, losing him $ 127 million; and Tenet Healthcare (thc) stock plummeted 25 %, taking another $ 90 million from Glenview's portfolio.

If you want to hedge your bets with your crowdfunding project, and you should, build a customer base first and then use a platform like Kickstarter as a marketing tool.

Hedge fund manager William Ackman, who called Herbalife a pyramid scheme, placed a $ 1 billion short bet but so far has suffered some losses as the stock climbed.

(Post-financial-crisis lore has taught us that these instruments are sometimes used to bet against things, but CDS are most often used as hedges against bets that the world won't end.)

Druckenmiller, who donated mostly to Republican legislative candidates, joins Carl Icahn as another notable hedge fund manager to make winning bets on the Trump rally.

In addition to hedging Disney's bets, Iger's comments also serve as a very obvious warning shot across the bow of cable companies and other distributors.

And it's not as if the Swoosh hasn't hedged its bets anyway.

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).

That makes it a seemingly small adversary, given the battle Herbalife is waging against hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, who has gone so far as to say that Herbalife is a «criminal organization» in his $ 1 billion short bet against it.

Kalla points out that as the ranks of hedge funds investing in crypto offerings have grown, the opportunity to place big bets has shrunk.

Tim Hortons Inc. investors are betting Highfields Capital Management LP will spark an extended rally as the hedge fund demands higher payouts and an end to a struggling U.S. expansion at Canada's largest coffee and doughnuts chain.

As a long - time advocate of passive investing in low - fee index funds (in fact, he's on his way to win a million - dollar bet on an index fund), Buffett also has some strong opinions on the value of high - fee investment structures like hedge funds and mutual funds.

As ProPublica detailed in 2010, Magnetar worked with investment banks to build CDOs that the hedge fund also bet against.

It is not used to shift or hedge any economic risk or as a bet against FedEx shares and, therefore, does not create any misalignment of management and stockholder interests.

Firms such as Renaissance Technologies, a massive hedge fund that relies on computing power to make bets, are using technology profitably, he says.

I enjoyed the irony in seeing Warren Buffett, as an active fund manager, recently winning a bet with a hedge fund manager with regards to this very issue: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-05-03/why-i-lost-my-bet-with-warren-buffett

The snappily dressed former Facebook executive, who co-founded Social Capital in 2011, made early bets on Bitcoin, started a hedge fund, and raised $ 600 million to help startups go public through an unconventional vehicle known as a SPAC, or special purpose acquisition company.

As a reminder, it should be acknowledged that he placed, on behalf of his cryptocurrency hedge fund BlockTower Capital, a $ 1 million bet that Bitcoin will hit $ 50,000 in 2018.

As usual, the Fed chair hedged her bets somewhat, saying she wanted to see further improvement in labor market conditions and greater confidence that inflation would move back up to 2 % in the next few years, but, based on current trends, it seems that small, incremental hikes in base interest rates are looming on the horizon.

Although Buffett's $ 1 million bet against a hedge - fund manager was won months ago, he reinforces that victory with some simple advice: Keep your investing costs as low as possible.

In our Hedge Fund Wisdom premium newsletter, we outlined the investment thesis on AIG as Berkowitz has pressed his bet there and it is by far his largest position at over 20 % of his portfolio.

Half of the bailout money effectively went in the front door of AIG and then out the backdoor to the big Wall Street banks and hedge funds that had used AIG as their counterparty to guarantee their bets on Credit Default Swaps.)

You'll remember that hedge fund «rockstar» John Paulson has designed a fund to bet against the US dollar as he clearly feels the currency is in trouble.

U.S. equities closed lower on Tuesday as Wall Street hedged bets ahead of key events slated for later this week.

He's just covering all the bases, hedging his bets to fit into whatever the GOP morphs into next time... As it stands now, he can tap into «Evangelical», «Mormon», «Catholic», «Creationism», and / or «Rational Science» whichever looks like an advantage in 2016.

Second, and more crucially, that secular objection (as in the hippie saying I heard so often in my youth: «Don't lay your value trips on me, man») rests on the assumption that someone can authentically sexually donate himself to another without making a definitive commitment to the other person; that is, he can «hedge his bets,» so speak, without paying the consequences ¯ a foolish assumption given the rates of sexually transmitted diseases, the divorce rates, the numbers of children born out of wedlock, and so forth.

So I hedged my bets by using half Scharffen Berger Sweetened Cocoa Powder (an accidental purchase truthfully as it contains only cocoa and sugar, and I would just as soon buy unsweetened and sweeten it to taste) and half GODIVA Chocolatier Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa, which had been a gift, and while it is intended to be mixed with milk, I thought the extra creaminess and, well, milkiness from the milk chocolate might counterbalance the bare bones sweetened cocoa.

As if I still didn't hedge my bets like a weenie:

Since New Orleans opened as a 3 - point «dog and we can estimate that Brees is worth roughly 6 or 7 points to the spread, this would seem to indicate that Sportsbook.com was hedging their bets in an attempt to attract action on the game.

Strange to think that this board has spent a couple of years slagging Wenger for being too gung - ho and as soon as we see decent evidence that he is hedging his bets in a much more balanced and pragmatic approach he also gets hung out to dry.

There is no real answer to the question you have posed because this club has once again hedged their bets on doing the bare minimum then hoping for the best... if they were serious about changing the stagnant culture that has permeated the club since our move from the Highbury, we would have immediately released and / or moved several players in the early days of the window... this would have demonstrated to the fans that they were serious about addressing our obvious inadequacies... likewise this would have forced them to bring in replacements because they couldn't have used the lame excuse Wenger is presently spewing about having too many players... we functionally have the same amount of players as we did when the window first opened but he didn't say jack about it then... he simply waited until the inevitable happened then pulled out his excuse Rolodex, closed his eyes and randomly drew the «too many players» card... the more he opens his mouth, the more I understand his «god» complex when it relates to all things Arsenal... what other manager could continually do the same dumb shit, not address obvious concerns for years, speak to the fans in such a condescending manner, face enormous criticism from many of his former star players and be the architect of so many failed player signings yet be one of the highest paid managers with the longest tenure in Europe... maybe Kroenke is colourblind and instead of seeing all the red flags he can only see the GREEN ones ($ $ $)

Also known as hedging, placing bets on the opposite side after you have already placed a wager on one side can be used to either cut your losses, or guarantee a profit.

INDEED I HAVE PUT SUBSTANTIAL MONEY ON HIM GOING AND AS THE ODDS HAVE VASTLY SHORTENED, HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HEDGE MY BETS TO WIN IN EITHER CASE.

Businessmen, who associate with any government in power, hedging their bets, protecting dubious advantages, have also been known to donate money to politicians as protection fees.

He's optimistic about the company's future but knows he has to hedge his bets — as he once failed to do in his academic career.

As the exact properties of the Higgs are unknown, two different designs also allows CERN to hedge its bets.

Hens that accepted parasite eggs similar in appearance to their own often banished the interlopers to the nest's chilly periphery, as if hedging their bets.

Research note says price of EUAs will rise 10 per cent during 2010 as industrial firms hedge bets ahead of phase three

As with all things in nutrition, variety and moderation are probably the best way to «hedge your bets,» in terms of ensuring a healthy diet, without overdoing it on any one food.

I hedged my bets with this one hoping it would fit as only the smaller size was available.

A true intelligence officer would never speak so decisively; they prefer to hedge their bets, as Carrie explains to President - elect Elizabeth Keane (Elizabeth Marvel).

In a Hollywood self - congratulatory world that considers sequels, reboots and remakes as creative projects; and imitation as the most sincere form of flattery... not to mention the safest hedged bet... it's not in the least surprising that we now have a film version of «CHiPs», a lightweight and popular TV show that ran from 1977 through 1983.

While the industry hedges its bets on reboots and expanded universes, subversive scare flicks such as A Quiet Place and Get Out are making low - budget risk - taking pay