Sentences with phrase «risky bets in»

Unlike other financial corporations Cincinnati Financial did not engage in very risky bets in the past, and has kept its balance sheet very strong.

In a new report released yesterday by the institute's Empire Center, we find that pension contributions will skyrocket over the next several years, because the state's pension funds made risky bets in the stock market and lost — leaving taxpayers, not public employees, to pay the bill.

Something that might have seemed like a risky bet in the past because of a lack of historical data can end up being an incredible success story, and change the way that people view an entire industry.

While wagons are something of a risky bet in the modern domestic market, there's a more straightforward reason that Mazda will not be installing i - ELOOP in vehicles bound for America: The current EPA testing cycle does not recognize fuel economy gains that capacitor - based regeneration systems can provide.

The people who post on this forum are taking some of the riskiest bets in investments.

While investing in a mid-market apparel retailer would seem to be a risky bet in today's environment, J.Crew has a few things going for it that other apparel chains don't.

Not exact matches

He took the riskier bet — and the company has now raised more than $ 1 million in funding.

Basically no one can predict what work will look like in a decade or two, so betting on a specific niche and limiting your maneuverability is a risky proposition, he cautions.

On Monday, Cramer wanted investors to keep an eye on the risky, leveraged funds that enable traders to bet against volatility, defined as the amount of uncertainty in the size and direction of changes in the market and most commonly tracked by the CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX.

Cramer warns that it won't be safe to invest in common stocks until risky volatility bets are unwound.

His highly concentrated, and highly risky, portfolio is likely not one that most pension fund allocators will likely want to bet on in the future.

Previously, Google reported its ad revenue, the bulk of its business, in combination with sales from its riskier bets, such as connected thermostat business Nest as well as the aforementioned moonshots.

To explain why this big gap in valuations isn't a sign of over-valuation, the CAPE's critics cite lots of individual issues in these nations that make them riskier bets than the U.S., such as looming Brexit in the U.K. and Germany's uncertainty regarding future leadership.

«The size of the penalties is testimony to the great damage risky derivatives bets can do, and that's important,» said Sen. Carl Levin, a Michigan Democrat who helped conduct an investigation into the London Whale trade as chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, said in a statement.

Global emerging market stocks, however, remained under pressure, with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index again trading in the red Friday after falling 1.98 % Thursday as investors backed away from risky bets amid the collapse in Brazil.

With $ 30 billion of assets to sell in the wake of its acquisition of BG, Shell is a riskier but possibly more rewarding bet on the oil price.

Given all of the nervousness about a potential «tech - lash» — which has only increased in the wake of Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal — and heightened regulatory intervention, it was maybe a riskier bet than it looked.

It was a pioneer in Brazil for making risky bets of the sort favored by U.S. investment banks, and in 1994, according to Sonho Grande, it cleared $ 1 billion in profit.

In the good times for gold's price, these risky gold mining operations become market darlings as their wild bets on future success are made a reality.

Pre-revenue biotechs are a risky bet, but investors appear to be going on the hope of further big wins in the market.

In the riskier states, muni bonds backed by solid revenue sources, such as sewer and water in well - established communities, might be better bets than the GOIn the riskier states, muni bonds backed by solid revenue sources, such as sewer and water in well - established communities, might be better bets than the GOin well - established communities, might be better bets than the GOs.

This prop bet is obviously risky due to the fact Trumbo hasn't hit 25 homeruns in either of the last two seasons, but I love the upside and circumstances this year.

With so many questions surrounding the future of their defensive anchor in DeAndre Jordan, and the chances of Doc Rivers seeing out the season dwindling, the Clippers are going to be an increasingly risky team to bet over the coming months.

Betting on England is always a risky proposition even if they have the strongest team in the group.

Three of the four home wins that Ipswich have recorded this season have been to nil but they are a risky 9/2 punt at Bet Victor to pull that off in this one.

«I believe it is a risky bet, but in life you have to take certain risks,» said 49 - year - old Cruz.

A bid for attorney general is a much riskier bet, especially considering state election law is fuzzy about whether a congressional candidate can run for the post this late in the midterm election cycle.

As you know, part of what led to this crisis was firms like AIG and others making huge and risky bets — using derivatives and other complicated financial instruments — in ways that defied accountability, or even common sense.

Betting machines are particularly risky in terms of problem gambling because of the enormous speed with which they take gamblers» money.

In 2013, the city's largest labor union, Local 1199 of the Service Employees International Union, placed a risky bet on Bill de Blasio, offering a unanimous endorsement early in the crowded Democratic primarIn 2013, the city's largest labor union, Local 1199 of the Service Employees International Union, placed a risky bet on Bill de Blasio, offering a unanimous endorsement early in the crowded Democratic primarin the crowded Democratic primary.

But the fear of a bit of liqueur in an expensive chocolate makes it a risky bet for even the most determined drinker.

First, although both men and women disapprove of lying, women find it to be less acceptable than men, especially with respect to lies about one's income and education.2 Thus, lying in one's profile may be a riskier bet for guys if and when the truth eventually comes out.

Two — Guardians of the Galaxy and the animated Big Hero 6 — are riskier bets on less - proven Marvel characters, and a third (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) is a sequel to one of the worst - performing films in the new Marvel franchise.

En route to getting a haircut in his seductive stretch limo, a young playboy billionaire witnesses his life get threatened, his personal worth precipitously drop after a risky bet and all sorts of anarchistic demonstrations in the streets.

When ruthless US and Japanese investment banks start circling, Charles bets it all on a risky investment but ends up breaking the bank and is booted out in disgrace.

With a four - generation legacy spanning a quarter of a century, the Lexus LS may not be the riskiest, most cutting - edge vehicle in its class but its devotees don't mind — the reliability, near perfection of design, and pronounced bent toward comfort and luxury make it a sure bet for those with a preference for the predictable and stalwart.

The height of arrogance is in making big risky bets believing you can predict the future when most know variables are already public.

There is still more leverage to come out of the system, and owning companies that have made too many risky loans, or companies that need a lot of lending in order to survive are not good bets here.

In markets for government debt, favoring the a priori safe bet of high - debt - issuer countries, such as the United States, Japan, and developed European nations, can be far riskier to an investor's wealth than interest - rate volatility or credit ratings may suggest.

Or round out your core portfolio with small bets in index funds that focus on riskier asset classes, such as an ETF that owns Japanese stocks or an index fund that specializes in biotech stocks.

I ordered those questions from least to most risky in order to properly frame the most commonplace reasons for betting against the market.

If you're concerned about the theoretically unlimited losses you can rack up in spread betting, you may be better trying your hand at something a bit less risky first — fixed - odds betting.

The release is also a risky bet because, unlike Pokemon GO, it is being developed by Nintendo itself, in partnership with mobile gaming firm DeNa.

The Hill side of this diptych is easily dismissed - it's obviously risky to bet on an event where the result is decided privately in advance - but the Howells panel demands more attention.

Only when current resources are sufficiently good should the investor behave in a risk - averse way, favoring relatively sure bets over riskier ones.

The Court seems to leave the door open for situations where the trial court believes that there is a bona fide desire to wait for an expected clarification in the law, but it would seem to be a risky bet for a defendant if its actions could just as well be perceived as done for strategic benefit.

Policies that are deemed risky (for example: a homeowners policy for a house in a high crime neighborhood or a comprehensive auto policy for a person with a poor driving history) are likely to cost the insurance company more, so they charge a higher premium to hedge their bets.

Nexus fans are justifiably miffed, but there's no denying the Pixel has proven it was a risky bet that has already paid off in spades.

Since the level of volatility in the cryptocurrency market is orders of magnitude greater than even the riskiest stock, it just makes sense that investors would hedge their bets and that they would take some of their Bitcoin profits and put it into Litecoin.

This is causing traders to make riskier bets, which have been likened to «picking up pennies in front of steamrollers.»