Sentences with phrase «to make big bets»

That's why companies who make a big bet on a trend sometimes keep throwing money at a new product after the trend has died.

To find our winners, we went in search of investors who made big bets to grow their contributions into much more.

They periodically make big bets in new lines of business.

Just because the wealthy got that way by making big bets that most people lose, does not mean that average people should do that.

The field of public education has made a big bet when it comes to teacher evaluation.

He often made big bets on things he had high conviction in.

Why make big bets if no one was asking for them and competitors weren't doing so.

Just like bankers, publishers need to be wary of making big bets based on shaky financial fundamentals.

Millionaire investors are making big bets on stock and bond markets right now, but for a questionable reason: politics.

Customers of B2B software or services, for example, are often making big bets that can impact their careers.

Buffett also made a big bet on airlines last year, diverging from his position in the past.

Once such futures get launched, investors and investment funds are expected to swarm in for making big bets weighing on this volatile cryptocurrency.

To be clear, great enterprises do make big bets, but they avoid big bets that could blow holes below the waterline.

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The main culprit is that the TSA made a big bet on its PreCheck program and enrollment is moving slowly.

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.

KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III recently made a big bet in the Chicago market, closing the purchase of the 1.5 - million - sq.

We have really, really big global investment funds making big bets on Calgary, and it would be a shame if Canadian financial institutions miss that boat because they're too nervous about the future of the community.

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg last year made a big bet on Oculus Rift, purchasing the Irvine, Cali.

Though Amazon is far and away making the biggest bet on AI talent, there were some surprises too.

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After making a big bet on mobile several years ago, eBay CEO John Donahoe told CNBC's «Squawk on the Street» that the gamble is paying off with the company able to monetize the same on mobile as it does on the Web.

Besides establishing UnitedHealth as the leading insurer for big companies, Hemsley made big bets on what he considered the future for growth and profits, healthcare services.

In 2015, Mr. Ackman made a big bet on Valeant Pharmaceuticals International.

James Gorman made a big bet when he bought Smith Barney and doubled down on brokerage.

Tull broke away in 2013 and has expanded in television while making big bets on his own films, including «Pacific Rim» and «Godzilla.»

Some banks are reluctant to lend because they have already made big bets on the condo market, according to Ayush Kapahi, principal at real estate debt brokerage HKS Capital Partners.

Smarter Balanced in particular made a big bet on technology.

HP made a big bet on smartphone and tablet space by purchasing Palm (one of the first smartphone makers) in 2010, but soon exited the market after its WebOS based products failed to take off.

Both men realize that successful investing requires the patience and discipline to make big bets during the relatively infrequent intervals when the markets are undervalued, and to do «something else» during the long periods when markets are fully priced or overpriced.

It does not make big bets.

Hedge funds and other financial institutions are known for making big bets with leverage.

Later as CEO of West, Opperman made a big bet on electronic retrieval — first through searchable abstracts and then full text search — the system that would become Westlaw.

Making its biggest bet yet on something it didn't build, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) confirmed today that it is paying $ 8.5 billion in cash for Skype.

Seeing a decline in portfolio and corporate - level activity, RCA Senior Vice President Jim Costello notes that «in 2016, people pulled back from making the biggest bets.»

Blackstone made a big bet on single - family rentals, sinking roughly $ 10 billion into distressed homes.

BGC made a big bet on that market this year when it bought the mortgage provider Berkeley Point Capital for $ 875 million and merged it with Newmark.

But several investors have grumbled that hedge funds still lost money by making big bets on commonly held stocks instead of hedging their exposure.

The company is also making a big bet on hydrogen - powered cars, even though the infrastructure for these vehicles does not really exist in the US yet.

The main culprit is that the TSA made a big bet on its PreCheck program and enrollment is moving slowly.

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson has not been shy about making big bets to fuel future growth as the carrier's two traditional markets — wired and wireless telephone service — have stagnated.

EA, which recently made a big bet on one most expensive games in its history, «Star Wars: The Old Republic», has seen its shares tumble 36 percent since Jan 1.

Barry Silbert is another long - time player in the bitcoin scene, who made big bets when most people laughed that the currency was for kooks.

«We're going to make a big bet in health and wellness,» Schultz says.

Tracking an index protects you from overconfident fund managers who make big bets on individual stocks or hoard cash so they can time the markets.

I think it gives us lattitude to go out and make big bets.»

Masayoshi Son has a real knack for what's going to happen in 10 years or 20 years and he makes big bets.

Then you begin to realize, «Well, $ 300 million probably makes a lot of sense if someone wants to dominate that particular market and they're making a big bet.»

«I've made some big bets this year on gold, and I'm obviously not winning and I'm getting very annoyed.