Sentences with phrase «who bet against»

Think of the people who, 10 years ago, «bet» that the US energy industry would overcome fossil fuel shortages, and the people who bet against.

People who bet against every large favorite that received at least 60 % of the bets would have made money in four of the last seven years, including the last two seasons.

«Unfortunately, the guys who bet against us didn't come forward.»

Three days before the Notre Dame game, BC coach Dan Henning said that any player who bet against the Eagles would not be allowed back on the team.

Who bets against 100 % when others have died doing this proving intervention is far from 100 %?

Regardless of which side you are on, whether it's the sports books setting the line or the public who bets against those odds, all you're really trying to do is get whatever small advantage you can.

Not exact matches

Many investors who had been betting against Fossil by selling its shares «short» had to buy up Fossil shares to cover their bet in a so - called short squeeze, compounding the impact of the strong results.

That was John Paulson, who made a name for himself by betting against sub-prime mortgages ahead of the financial crisis.

Druckenmiller, who has been betting against IBM since 2013, cited the buybacks (rather than investment in the business) as a factor when he first made his case publicly against the company.

Speaking at the Sohn Investment Conference in New York, the closely - watched DoubleLine Capital LP chief executive officer recommended a trade of shorting, or betting against, Facebook while betting on gains in an exchange - traded fund that tracks oil and gas explorers and producers who could benefit from rising inflation.

LONDON, April 12 - Cryptocurrency prices jumped on Thursday, led by a surge in bitcoin to two - week highs, with people active in the market citing a squeeze on traders who have bet against prices, given a lack of obvious news to trigger the gains.

Chanos, known for his big bet against Enron before it collapsed in 2001, said Thursday his firm has been concerned about the «rent seekers» in the U.S. health - care system who he alleges are ripping off the system.

Left, who has gained notoriety for successful bets against stocks such as Valeant Pharmaceuticals, explained that his rapid change of view on Twitter came as a result of the growing scrutiny surrounding social media and how companies handle users» personal information.

The sudden jump forced traders who had bet against the cryptocurrency to buy back into the market.

Rather than resist Ackman, a brash, aggressively charming billionaire who likes to make huge bets on big companies and doesn't hesitate to wage proxy battles against those that rebuff him, Penney invited Ackman and Roth to join the board.

Ackman, who runs hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management LP, has been betting against Herbalife shares since 2012, claiming the company is a pyramid scheme — where new investors unwittingly fund the profits of older investors.

Primarily investors hungry for yield who are willing to take long - range bets against a surge in default rates and inflation.

Citron Research's Andrew Left, who's gained notoriety for successful bets against companies such as Valeant Pharmaceuticals, on Monday posted a new bearish report on Shopify.

Among the others who could be out big bucks are the funds of John Paulson, who made billions betting against the housing market, and activist investor Jeff Ubben, whose ValueAct fund had been selling shares of Valeant this year but still owned nearly 15 million shares of the company as of the middle of 2015.

Ackman, who has been betting against Herbalife stock for the past four years, made the allegations during a presentation to his investors Wednesday about why he was still shorting the nutrition products company even after Herbalife's settlement with the Federal Trade Commission last week.

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.

I think no one should ever bet against Apple, as they have this crazy moat, and everyone who has ever used Apple products is hooked.

He's the Wall Street hedge fund manager who famously offered to bet against Warren Buffett.

«These 3G guys are really about how can we extract more out of the business, and long term, that tends to not work out well for a brand,» says Horan, who is considering «shorting,» or betting against, the shares of the holding company if and when the deal closes and it hits the market.

Yet to the degree that there are many in the markets who share a similar line of thinking, it's worth registering that if you own gold, this profile and argument is essentially what you're betting against.

And while concentrated investor Warren Buffett has said, «diversification is protection against ignorance... that those who know what they do concentrate their bets,» the truth is, most of us don't have the time, resources or temperament to invest in such a concentrated way.

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...

Yet Musk is famous for mastering information quickly, and again, who's going to bet against him?

«Who has ever benefited during the past 238 years by betting against America?

CEO Tidjane Thiam told CNBC that investors who held shares of XIV had bet against at volatility at their own risk.

To spice up the annual ritual, Berkshire's chairman, Warren Buffett, invited someone who has placed a bet against the stock — short - seller Doug Kass of hedge fund Seabreeze Partners Management — to join the panel of analysts posing questions to Mr. Buffett and vice chairman Charles Munger.

You may be (as I am) against destroying embryos to use for stem cell research, but I bet you are delighted for the couples who get to have children as a result of in - vitro fertilization clinics.

What logical, caring person can support slavery, discrimination against women, discrimination against gays, discrimination against the handicapped, beating children, beating elderly female slaves without punishment, supporting a god who would let the family of his greatest supporter be killed to WIN A BET, etc..?

If you were to go to Times Square in New York City — which recently fell to the bottom 10 (No. 91) of the Barna Group's list of most Bible - minded cities — and throw a rock, I bet you'd hit someone who could answer in detail the question, «What is Jesus against?»

Im betting you believe the book of mormon despite there being tons of scientific evidence against it... so now you do know someone who fits the description of a science denying christian.

They already lost to City and United at home and who'd bet against them losing at home against Chelsea too.

I'm sure there's nothing that can stop this momentum, other than the crushing realities of betting against the very intelligent people who set these odds for a living.

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This time a few of the players who were suspected by the captains of having bet against the team left the room laughing, unaffected by the gravity of the accusation.

When Colinet then asked who had bet against BC, no one admitted doing so.

According to Reilly, the two players who placed bets on Syracuse against Boston College wagered $ 250 and $ 200, respectively.

Who would bet against him scoring against us?

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For those who are unfamiliar, reverse line movement occurs when the line moves against the public betting percentages and it is typically an indicator that big money has come down on one side.

I bet those who wanted ozil to be out by saying that he has no impact on the team whatsoever may have had to swallow their words after seeing our performance against burnley.

this window has just finished i am already thinking about who we will get for the january window we might try for khedira on a really low offer as he is free agent almost would help boost numbers in midfield in the new year as we will no doubt need to filling the numbers about then also i will hold my hands up and say i was wrong this morning for giving wenger stick and saying welbeck is rubbish i have been out in the cold light of day and had a chance to reevaluate the situation and realized that this could be a canny shrew transfer on wenger behalf actually if wenger can turn the clock back and work his magic on welbeck and get him scoring goals and improve his game then we could have a great underrated signing on our hands its wengers absolute trust in him that might be what makes him a great player as this is something that he never had at old mordor if anybody can make him a world beater wenger can he loves this little pet projects improving players against the odds welbeck has the skillset to be high class player upfornt he just needs to work very hard on his finishing i think once he gets a few goals under his belt he will settle in fine and he is a team player you could put him on the left against man city to shore up that side and he will put in a great shift without a complaint that could be his biggest asset to us or on the right whenever we need him there ithinkwenger might start himon the left against city to protect the left back against navas and i bet you if he does a great job we will take a shine to him quickly i am hopeing he will be one of those wenger gems that he finds and polishes up to a high finish i must admit i was annoyed as some other gunners were at not signing d / m and c / h but if wenger does win the league with this lot it will be his greatest win yet and what might play in to our hands is the unpredictable nature of the league in the last few seasons if we get on a good run at the right time we might be hard to stop look at city they should have never lost to stoke but the result is there in black and white for all to see and i think chelsea will hit the skids after a while to just because cesc and costa are doing well now thats there main threat but teams will work out how to stop them as the season goes on and chelsea will become predictable i think we might just do well this season after all

The Bengals are receiving just 13 % of the bets against the defending Super Bowl champs — who have won four games in a row.

With both teams coming off 3 - point losses to division rivals, the betting public is giving the slight edge to the visiting Broncos who put up 63 big points last week against Toledo only to lose by a field goal in the final minute.

However, the betting public seems to have a short memory, as 8 out of 10 spread bets are sticking with Atlanta to win by 7 or more against a 5 - 4 Titans team who has been plagued by inconsistency, yet looked good last week in a 30 - 3 upset victory on the road against the high - flying Panthers