Sentences with phrase «small bets on»

Kaehny added that it is still preferable that the government make many small bets on small businesses, which is the emphasis of Buffalo Billion II, rather than «rolling the dice on giant, high risk, corporate handouts like Buffalo Billion I did with Tesla, Riverbend.»

Scientist do sometimes put small bets on some outcomes they may anticipate.

And when we do make bets, they're small bets on incremental products or acquisitions that simply add to the bottom line.»

I put a small bet on her though, so if she wins I'll be double happy.

While that is certainly possible (I have a small bet on her) Labour has yet to ever pick a woman over a man in a leadership contest and there is little evidence that is about to change.

Publishers make a small bet on smaller books because they have blockbusters.

I still have a small bet on that, and still expect that I will make money on the trade, as the position of the SNB is becoming more difficult by the day.

While I can't go back in time, I am going to make a small bet on cryptocurrency.

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CNBC's upcoming documentary on the subject, «A Billionaire's Bet: The Best & Brightest,» which airs Sunday, June 25 at 10 p.m. ET, profiles a small group of the chosen scholars as they embarked on the one - year program at a fascinating and precarious time in U.S. - China relations.

But it does mean using some discretionary money to bet on high - risk long shots, or smaller, lesser - known companies with massive upside potential.

The best advice I can give you is: (a) to make small, consistent bets with people who can give you real - time feedback on exactly what's working.

In the weeks following February's 10 % correction, Goldman highlighted small - caps as one of the two best stock market bets, on an investment - factor basis.

These men are betting that fusion done on a small scale will be cheaper, less complex, and ready for market sooner than the big government projects.

And there was the fact that most retailers were small independent stores, which we bet would be willing to gamble on our unusual designs.

If someone would have put a wager on a reality show about a family - run small business selling products for duck hunters being a blockbuster success, I would have bet against it.

The appeal of the 401 (k) financing strategy is pretty obvious in this economic climate - a bad small business - lending environment, lots of people with business skills in the unemployment line, a way to seize control of your retirement funds without penalty - but it truly is a matter of betting your future on the present.

Scores of small companies from around the world are reaping impressive profits by betting on China's continued growth.

Large companies often flood the H - 1B application pool, while smaller businesses with less financial muscle make fewer bets on the people who are most critical to the future of their business.

Small businesses are often at a competitive disadvantage when it comes to winning these visas, analysts note, as larger companies may flood the application pool, while smaller businesses can only afford to make a few bets on those most critical to their operations.

A fund that started out as an experimental bet on minority - owned small businesses in Detroit is about to get almost three times as big.

Luxembourg, a nation smaller than Rhode Island with a long history in mining, has bet 200 million euros — more than $ 225 million — on this industry that does not exist.

Its big bet on live video is a big challenge to smaller players like Twitter and Snapchat, which should absolutely be afraid by Facebook's effort to replace others as the go - to place for real - time reaction and content.

What excites me about equity crowdfunding is that people can typically make very small bets (say $ 500), while they learn about what I've found to be the highest risk and most interesting asset class on the planet: startups.

My belief is that all Americans should be able to invest their money in startups, in the same way all Americans can buy stocks, play the lottery, start small businesses, start a well - balanced portfolio at Wealthfront, or even go to Las Vegas to play poker, roulette or place a bet on a football game.

Investors on health tech trends: fewer, better pilots and smaller, reliable bets: The world of pilots is changing, according to a panel of health tech investors at HIMSS16 in Las Vegas moderated by Norwest Ventures General Partner Casper de Clercq.

NEW YORK (Reuters)- A small hedge fund manager who has long been betting against Tesla Inc (O: TSLA) on Thursday redoubled his call for the stock to fall to zero, comments that...

Many people had small, very early bets on the company but the question was whether I was going to take the first big bet.

Its small size and early bet on the IoT means it's likely to see more volatility ahead, but if it can continue growing its IoT business and balance out its dependence on Apple, then Skyworks could end up being a solid long - term IoT play.

Investors should guard against excessive bets on unexplained statistical anomalies (e.g., the January effect for small stocks).

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.

The safest bet is to save up a little of your own money for cleaning products then begin a small domestic cleaning company that won't require too much investment on your part.

The Fed governor added that she was supportive of other efforts to tweak some post-crisis regulations, including the so - called «Volcker Rule» that bans banks from making bets on their own account, and efforts to reduce the burden for smaller banks.

The quarter also saw an uptick in smaller rounds - $ 250K - $ 1MM - perhaps a sign of renewed confidence in the ecosystem as investors take pre-seed bets on promising companies.

With this system in the back of our minds, we wanted to see whether it would be wise to bet other small road dogs on the moneyline instead of the spread — specifically in the NBA.

The seemingly small - time gambling action involving Sheerin and at least one other student bookie erupted into a full - blown scandal in the days before last Saturday's 48 - 21 home loss to Notre Dame as 13 Boston College players were suspended for betting on college and pro sports events.

On the other hand, it was a small debacle compared to the time Riggs got taken by a corporate thief in Manhattan for several hundred dollars on a repossessed automobile swindle, or the day in Miami he was cheated out of $ 3,000 when two well - known tennis pros conspired to throw a match he had bet heavily oOn the other hand, it was a small debacle compared to the time Riggs got taken by a corporate thief in Manhattan for several hundred dollars on a repossessed automobile swindle, or the day in Miami he was cheated out of $ 3,000 when two well - known tennis pros conspired to throw a match he had bet heavily oon a repossessed automobile swindle, or the day in Miami he was cheated out of $ 3,000 when two well - known tennis pros conspired to throw a match he had bet heavily onon.

As a matter of fact, there are folks on this forum on whom I can bet my life that they can manage AFC very well, even with a small budget.

Even the smallest of bets can provide enough to keep a rooting interest, but it isn't the smartest strategy for those looking to make money betting on sports.

If there are 25 games on a given day and we tracked 250,000 total bets, a «smaller game» would need to have less than 10,000 bets.

Due to the high risk and low reward presented by betting on the NY Giants, bettors may choose to fade, or go against them, and place a smaller wager on the Cowboys.

Nothing to bet the house on, but fading the worst teams has yielded a small profit over the past decade.

Most sportsbooks take fairly small limits on these prop bets and many of them are juiced up very heavily which can make it difficult to find value.

Even a small $ 5 bet on James at +30000 odds would earn a profit of $ 1,500.

Teams receiving less than 30 % of moneyline tickets have produced a -1.2 % return on investment (ROI) in smaller games and a +0.9 % ROI in heavily bet games.

We'd expect a higher percentage of bets on American Pharoah with such a small field so there's potentially value on the Triple Crown hopeful.

If you were a betting man, would you wager a small amount of money on him having a tough cut?

However, a small conference matchup will receive limited action, and oddsmakers have no incentive to adjust their lines based on one - sided public betting since there's so little liability.

When there hasn't been a Pinnacle steam move triggered on the public side, teams receiving less than 30 % of moneyline tickets have produced a -0.2 % ROI in smaller games and a 1.5 % ROI in heavily bet games.

Instead, they're more inclined to bet small amounts on McGregor in hopes of catching lightning in a bottle and a much larger payout.

There have been contradicting bet signals triggered on this game, but almost every historical trend points towards value on the Warriors as a small road underdog.