Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson got dressed up as a female flight attendant after honouring a bet he lost to Air Asia chief executive Tony Fernandes.
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When 21-year old Tom Pszeniczny decided to make his foray into investing, he figured Apple was a pretty safe bet.
Continue reading here: I lost $2,000 on Apple, but still betting on recovery
More than $60 billion has already been pumped into U.S. stock market mutual funds and ETFs this year as investors bet the rally will continue.
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Also: Hedge funder quits to bet on baseball. And how TurboTax maker fought free, simple tax filings.
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Ackman has a well-publicized $1 billion bet against the nutritional supplements company.
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That’s a dumb bet, says Katy Huberty, given 14% growth in the markets Apple Inc. serves.
Continue reading here: Wall Street is betting that Apple’s earnings will shrink 4%
Category : Business
Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson offers to bet British Airways £1m that the Virgin Atlantic brand will still be around in five years.
Continue reading here: Branson offers BA £1m Virgin bet
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Obama Bets Re-Election Gave Him Power to Win Fiscal Cliff
Bloomberg President Barack Obama's hard stance on the “fiscal cliff” talks is a bet that his re-election gave him the political clout to force Republicans to accept higher taxes on upper income Americans as a first step toward reducing the federal deficit. Obama's … Republicans, Democrats play political dare ahead of more fiscal talks this week 'Fiscal cliff' talks at a stalemate over tax hikes No 'fiscal cliff' deal with higher rates, Geithner says Category : Business Italy’s bond auctions yielded strong demand, as investors bet the European Central Bank will backstop the nation’s massive bond market. More here: Why Italian bonds are rallying Also: Wall Street’s terrible presidential bet. And why startup founders are always unhappy. Read this article: Pre-Marketing: Inside Obama’s big data cave |