Sentences with phrase «to bet on»

CNBC's Kate Kelly reports on hedge - fund titan Stanley Druckenmiller's optimism in the markets, including his tech shopping spree and big bet on the emerging markets last quarter.

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If we want to see more women CEOs, we need to stop underestimating women at the lowest levels of the organization and start betting on them from the get - go.

Sound Ventures managing partner Effie Epstein explained that the fund focuses primarily on seed stage through series B investments, but doesn't limit the types of companies it bets on.

BEIJING, May 2 (Reuters)- Chinese property speculators are starting to bet on a rapid improvement in relations between North Korea and the rest of the world, pushing up prices in the border city of Dandong and even spurring buying interest in the world's most isolated country.

One place traders are looking is the VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short - Term ETN, which amounts to a direct short bet on the fear gauge.

Christine Tan, chief investment officer of Excel Funds, on why she thinks the time is right to make long - term bets on developing economies

So in the long run I'd bet on Spectre.»

Bets on rising crude prices are close to a near - record high,» PVM Oil Associates strategist Stephen Brennock said.

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

LONDON, April 30 - A popular hedge fund bet on a fall in Sainsbury's shares came unstuck on Monday after the supermarket group announced plans to merge with Walmart - owned rival Asda.

Trump's name shows up in filings of less than 14 % of all companies, but the stakes are much higher for firms that have bet on the federal government taking a hands - off approach to marijuana policy.

What are you really going to bet on?

Gold, meanwhile, hit a six - week low of $ 1,307.40 an ounce, as the dollar strength and bets on higher interest rates kept it on the slide having already gone dropped through its 100 - day moving average.

Most importantly, I felt that most investors were betting on companies instead of helping build them, so that was the gap I wanted to help fill.»

«I bet on these guys being lazy, that they're not going to wake up that fast, and I said, «I'm going to be fast.»»

LONDON, April 23 - Hamstrung by a renewed slump in volatility and lack of clear market direction, FX and bond speculators are making historically big bets on a lower dollar and higher yields.

VCs implicitly admit that they're ignoring the data with the often - repeated comment that they bet on the founder, not the business.

How you acted in the past is a great indicator of how you'll act in the future — and that's what your credit score bets on.

He also bet on the product being successful and priced it based on what it would cost in the future if sales increased, instead of factoring in the high input costs that the company had to face at the onset.

Richard Branson is an iconic entrepreneurial figure, a high school drop - out whose knack for seizing opportunities, taking risks, spotting opportunities, and betting on himself and the people around him to build businesses in a variety of industries.

Breaking down a bearish bet on BJ's Restaurants in the options pit with CNBC contributor Mike Khouw.

LONDON, April 30 (Reuters)- A popular hedge fund bet on a fall in Sainsbury's shares came unstuck on Monday after the supermarket group announced plans to merge with Walmart - owned rival Asda.

BEIJING, May 2 - Chinese property speculators are starting to bet on a rapid improvement in relations between North Korea and the rest of the world, pushing up prices in the border city of Dandong and even spurring buying interest in the world's most isolated country.

The company is also getting ready to launch contracts for difference, a financial product that allows investors to bet on bitcoin price swings.

Why Floyd Mayweather, Startups, and Practically Everyone Else Are Betting on Digital Currencies

Lots of perks and upgrades, and a big bet on renters

Biotech giant Biogen is hoping to break the curse with an all - in bet on its own experimental treatment aducanumab.

Using sophisticated statistics software, Schuman has mapped out Pence's Twitter history and now exclusively bets on how often he'll tweet in a given week.

An airline rout shaved more than $ 700 million off a bet on the sector by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.

We think about how can we make some big bets on companies in the categories we're interested in.

Although some people will use leverage to make a single big bet on a stock, a more conservative approach is to put together a diversified portfolio.

In nine years at Sequoia (after stints at Morgan Stanley and Google) Schreier has bet on some big winners, including Dropbox, TuneIn, and Trulia.

A person close to the company told ET that its bet on Educomp was due to its plans in the e-learning space and its ability and past track record of having turned around bankrupt companies in the US.

Anyone who took his advice and ignored the boomlet in bets on a Great North housing bust is better off for listening.

Sales growth remains strong in Asia and emerging markets and bets on better digital experience and direct - to - consumer sales are giving the brand a boost.

Looking to place your bet on a startup in its early stages?

As travel bookings become ubiquitous digitally, one luxury travel firm is betting on growth in two categories: Asia and millennials.

«We are climbing very, very slowly out of a very tough period for the industry,» said BP Plc CEO Bob Dudley.Less predictive were ministers betting on a quicker recovery for oil and the wider energy industry.

CNBC contributor Dan Nathan talks about his bullish bet on Blue Apron after the stock fell to its IPO price.

Joe Schuman, a political science major, began betting on the 2016 primary races and poll numbers during his senior year at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

2016 might not be the year of the unicorn bust, but we can pretty much bet on a unicorn pileup.

Gill is one of just a handful of people who bet on politics full time, but he's part of a growing community of thousands who test their luck — or, as many maintain, skill — at guessing the outcomes of the ever - unpredictable administration of President Donald Trump.

Like some other hedge funds betting on economic trends in developed markets, a lack of volatility amid years of central - bank stimulus made it difficult to make money.

While at the MGM Grand for the Floyd Mayweather fight, the billionaire investor decided to bet on a sports book for the first time ever.

Options traders appear to be betting on a big jump for Nike once the company reports its quarterly earnings Tuesday afternoon.

Today, investors are betting on the subscription economy via Zuora, a tech firm helping companies including HBO, Box, and Zendesk manage their regular payments.

Finally, one from the Fortune archives: Brian O'Keefe's 2012 magazine story on ExxonMobil's big bet on shale gas.

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.

Gutsche is betting on a revolution in the way brands find out what the cool kids are doing.