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Luxury goods companies seem to be betting on both scenarios, as well as trying new approaches to tap the rising class of consumers.

Nonetheless, Facebook is betting on the social web and is trying to consolidate its early advantage.

Government-bond investors seem to be betting on a combination of recession and deflation.

The number of oil option contracts betting on oil hitting $200 a barrel in December have tripled since the beginning of the year.

They seem to be betting on whatever did worst during the sell-off and whatever would benefit from a rebound in the economy.

From a macroeconomic perspective, investors seem to be betting on the worst case scenario.

His advisers argued that this was justified as he planned to dissolve the house and return power to the people, betting on victory.

The unit recently staged something of a comeback by betting on smartphones running Android, an operating system developed by Google.

Nevertheless, he said he's betting on the general approach as the promising future of security technology.

He couldn't say precisely how much of the portfolio underlying the deal was designed by Paulson & Co. , the hedge fund betting on a decline.

And for those betting on emerging millionaires, western luxury goods firms might be the best Christmas present available.

In other words , you have been a winner this year whether you were betting on inflation or deflation .

I'm not as confident those graphs are going to hold up for fields besides computer science, so I'd be leery of betting on a date.

The company is heavily invested in low-power technologies and is betting on a growing market for energy-smart electronics.

In the world of horse racing, the goal of every gambler is to gain a lot of money by betting on the right horse to win.

Facebook seems to be betting on future generations.

The evidence against ethanol is clear. Now the White House is betting on the next generation of biofuels.

Betting on such an outcome is a highly risky strategy, and I'm not suggesting it is an especially likely outcome.

IF INDIA were a nation of gamblers, the betting on who will succeed Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata group, would be furious.

The volume of betting on such an obscure match forced Betfair to act, but Davydenko has his own theory to explain the irregularities.

The net stake receipts derived from the conduct of authorized betting on football matches by an authorized company.

Local navigation service providers are betting on the Compass system to carve out a bigger niche at home.

A new company is offering college students a chance to make a little cash on the side -- by betting on their own performances.

But everybody's got -- and I believe in a pluralistic society -- everybody's betting on something.

And with the advent of betting on mobile phones, even more of the market is moving beyond the taxman's reach.

The Big Three automakers are still standing, and at least the two biggest among them, GM and Ford, are betting on electrification.

While inflation expectation is causing part of the investor community to act, the rest are betting on strong economic recovery to come.

There has been a massive build-up of "short" positions betting on a fall in the the yen.

To try to mislead (opponents) In a card game by heavy bettIng on a poor hand or by little or no bettIng on a good one.

The Bank Group is betting on a large untapped potential in these markets.

To count on the small family farm as an important thing in the American future now looks like betting on the wrong horse.

Let's take a look at five technologies that e-reader makers are betting on to keep their products relevant.

Inflation might mean a faster pace of appreciation in the months ahead, but investors betting on a one-off move are riding for a fall.

With the Fed preparing to pump more money into the financial system, the scales are starting to tip in favor of those betting on inflation.

Perhaps this is because betting on geopolitical worries in recent years has turned out to be a mug's game.

"I know people who lost everything betting on recycling, " she said.

Mr. Munger gave Mr. Li some of his family's nest egg to invest to open a 'value' fund betting on beaten-down stocks.

However, if you win by betting on the banker, the bank receives a 5% commission.

Antigua maintained the US would have to outlaw all forms of remote gambling, including interstate betting on horse races, to comply.

Called "pairs trading, " it involves betting on two stocks that have a strong historical relationship.

As with any highflying stock, though, a few investors are actively betting on a reversal of fortune.

It was then that I realized it was basically a hedge fund, betting on the decline of interest rates.

When property values were rising, many investors were only prepared to buy or "go long" , betting on further appreciation.

Are the investors that trigger this downward spiral by betting on the Greek default via CDSs as harmful to society as governments suggest?

So right now, the Korean markets are betting on potential, both for the companies, and for the country's ability to export its culture.

So far this year, betting on consumer spending has worked out, even as most consumers work to cut debt.

Risk reversals, which show a bias for puts over call options, suggest investors are betting on a drop in the euro instead of a rise.

Gaudy marketing claims aside, those betting on Detroit's dominance of electric cars should prepare for a shock.

For trait selection, Dr. Steinberg is now betting on a new approach for screening embryos.

But Iran, perched on a cushion of high oil revenues, is betting on staring them out, all the while perfecting its enriching skills.

Many people are betting on functional programming, with its emphasis on immutable objects and their inherently thread-safe properties.

The only possible explanation for the judges' decision to reward Mr Obama is that they are betting on his future achievements.

But while betting on the dollar has pockets of support, experts say it is still a gamble for individual investors.

Many speculators, betting on ever-rising land prices, have parked their money in newly built offices or apartments that are largely vacant.

The policy implications are clear: governments should stop betting on particular green technologies and start thinking more broadly.

Players and their families and entourages could also be banned from betting on matches.

The sell off though is unlikely to occur until investors start betting on an upturn and that is more likely to be in 2009.

Rivals claim that the vessels are often chartered out at lower-than-market rates when TMT is betting on FFA prices to fall.

This time, instead of betting on black, perhaps I'd put the money on lucky number seven.

Rooney, whose only hobby is sleeping, takes up betting on sport out of sheer boredom.

He also is betting on several exchange-traded funds tracking the utilities sector, which historically offers a steady dividend stream.

Investors and speculators are still betting on an upward trend in property prices.

You're betting your life on something -- you just better know why you're betting what you're betting on.

For decades, investors have stashed money in mining stocks as a proxy for betting on the price of gold.

Hot money flows into China mainly from people betting on the appreciation of the yuan and possible interest rate hikes.

Second, soaring volatility caught out even those betting on falling markets or currencies, as sudden jumps punctuated the slide.

The trader allegedly incurred losses betting on U. S. and European stocks, UBS said in a statement Sunday.

Korean investors are going crazy for the country's biggest music labels. But are they just betting on a fad?

But betting on a bubble is a very different thing from relying on a 'safe haven' from inflation.

Some advisers have suggested that private investors could also consider betting on the rmb's performance in currency markets.

Big foreign banks are betting on rapid growth in the market for yuan-denominated financial products both in mainland China and offshore.

The leadership is betting on the connection between accelerated urbanization and consumption, too.

Police in Hunan Province have recently tracked down three criminal groups that organized betting on soccer via the internet.

For its part, Guba is betting on a combination of advertising plus the sale and rental of commercial video material.

Loans were traditionally extended by banks, while hedge funds played in the markets, betting on stocks, bonds or currencies.

Representatives for Pitt and Penn State declined to comment on the idea of their students betting on their grades.

But General Bank and Voldevieille lost billions betting on the future direction of the European stock market, among other trades.

Adding to the challenges for investors: Betting on -- or against -- China is not easy.

However, the current state of affairs (inflows betting on Yuan appreciation) is not consistent with falling treasury reserves in China.

And investors are betting on an array of companies they think will benefit.

The multinationals are betting on the potential of the expanding Chinese middle class.

On Monday, investors had been betting on a nearly 4% appreciation.

The founding team of the Silicon Valley start-up and investors who have put in $50 million are betting on the latter.

Mr. Combs' fund focuses on stock investing -- both buying and selling 'short, ' or betting on price declines.

Betting on an addiction or its equivalent methadone is a safe way to make money through troubled times.

China, as a price taker, is building inventories betting on crude prices to gain.

INQ and Motorola are also both betting on Android, an open-source operating system developed by Google.

The NBA wants Donaghy to pay it back because he admitted betting on numerous games during that period.

Even though communist Vietnam outlaws gambling, which is considered a "social evil, " betting on football remains popular and widespread.

The welfare lottery network already offers high- frequency betting on keno, a bingo - like game .

Even though communist Vietnam outlaws gambling, which is considered a "social evil, " betting on football remains popular and widespread.

The welfare lottery network already offers high- frequency betting on keno, a bingo - like game .

"As their own markets have slowed, " he says, "they're betting on locations they wouldn't have imagined a few years ago. "

Jack: Come here a minute, who you betting on?

So the Grand Old Party is betting on this anti-government wave restoring it to power in 2012.

We are betting on the largest, highest-growth markets with the biggest populations and good liquidity levels.

Narcissists tend to show a high degree of self-identity, their narcissism is betting on the outside world blocked after the measures taken.

Both involve about as much skill as betting on coin flips .

Investors in Tokyo and on the Shanghai gold futures market are also betting on higher prices.

Much of this depends on debtholders seeing a future GM worth betting on rather than seeing what they can recover from a GM in Chapter 11.

Much of this depends on debtholders seeing a future GM worth betting on rather than seeing what they can recover from a GM in Chapter 11.

Corruption in sport, like betting on it, dates back to ancient Greece.

He spends all his money betting on horse races.

Smart investors ought to know the quirks of the statistics that they are betting on, but it's more complicated for policy makers.

Investors are betting on a vibrant recovery. With returns on cash so low, they have little choice.

The government is betting on a higher oil price and on new hydroelectric plants, which will cut spending on subsidies for imported energy.

That means some buyers of CDSs, who were betting on default, may paradoxically end up worse off.

Instead wholesalers, betting on future price hikes, started storing diesel instead of selling it.

And remember, without risk there is no reward. Sure, only betting on a sure thing might mean you'll never lose. But how often will you win?

There are forces that are betting on breaking up the eurozone.

There are forces that are betting on breaking up the eurozone.

Investors betting on a quick recovery boosted prices.

Brazil's richest man is betting on resources and infrastructure. Can he deliver?

Everybody's betting on you. Not entirely for the right reasons.

The lowkey event is being seen as a cautious test event for the introduction of legalized betting on horseracing in China.

shows he's betting on alternative energy in a major way.

The expense of betting on higher volatility may simply be putting them off.

Donaghy has admitted betting on about half the games he officiated for three seasons, beginning in 2003.

Plenty of consumer-goods firms are betting on India.

Which of the various paths should we be betting on?

Which of the various paths should we be betting on?

That should concern investors betting on the city's future.

A day ago, investors were betting on a nearly 4% appreciation.

Since football is a popular sport for young people, they will think betting on football is moral as the government legalizes it.

So, these vendors are also betting on the incubator's track record.

But the bidders are betting on opportunity, not an institution.

That hardly means markets are betting on a meltdown.

But these have taken more than 30 years to build, so no one is betting on them joining the grid yet.

It is not just America that is betting on technology to help revive its economy.

But RIM's share price suggests few are betting on a happy ending.

But RIM's share price suggests few are betting on a happy ending.

William Hill are betting on what Christiano Ronaldo will do first in the final.

Some fund managers have already reduced exposure to emerging markets, betting on a big fall in prices.

The deal represents Buffett's first strategic investment in China and shows he's betting on alternative energy in a major way.

Mr. Soros made his name, however, betting on currencies.

As other forms of gambling became legal, betting on racing fell.

They cited a 1992 federal law called PASPA (the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act), which banned betting on sport.

"If you are betting on it, " Art said, "I'm willing to. When do we start? "

Betting on other scientific questions is also popular.

It is no fun betting on a sure thing.

At Kynikos Associates, he created a firm focused on betting on falling stock prices.

In 1980, a Las Vegas hospital suspended workers for betting on when patients would die.

Betting on horse is a mug's game; no one very wins.

Investors are clearly betting on Baidu's future.

Investing is more than just betting on rates of economic recovery.

In spite of these efforts, though, the betting on the mainland is that the game will continue.

A raft of planned stock listings are betting on the future spending power of the Chinese consumer.

Those betting on a post-QE2 rally in Treasurys have history on their side.

Many people get suckered into buying these sinking ships, betting on a turnround.

Today, many funds are betting on lower prices.

To count on the financial support from the government for ivory trade looks like betting on the wrong horse.

The report is betting on India's domestic market.

But you can still make money betting on the market here.

She is betting on display ads, content, and mobile capabilities to give the web pioneer new life.

Because of this belief, no gambler will give money to another gambler when they are playing in the same game or betting on the same thing.

Someone else is betting on the other.

It sees the future trends and is betting on them.

My husband is betting on France.

European football is the centre of world betting on the sport just because it counts as clean.

Instability is inherent in the game of betting on the future.

Microterrorism is betting on a powerful force that is sweeping the world: the democratization of technology.

More foreign money managers are betting on the future of private-equity funds in China geared toward the country's own investors.

I'm not betting on it being paid.

Something to consider every time you buy a stock, especially if you're betting on "sweeping trends. "

I'm betting on Missoula.

"Unprincipled speculators are making billions every day by betting on a Greek default, " said Mr Papandreou in a speech in Washington, DC.

Betting on crickets is illegal but widespread in China. And the stakes are rising.

Perhaps the longest shot is betting on a fall in China's currency.

For example, it can collect high tax on football betting, or only allow betting on selected matches, like the hottest ones.

Japanese makers such as Sharp are betting on a new type of thin film technology that is cheaper to produce than silicon wafers.

This time, analysts are projecting nearly 10% gains, and investors may be betting on more than that.

Yet, as with last year's strike by lorry-drivers, another benchmark dispute, Greeks are betting on liberalisation.

And investors betting on Hong Kong's once- indisputable place in Asia should think again.

This is what China is betting on.

In a country that had 1, 900 billionaires last year, aircraft makers and sellers are betting on private flying taking off.

JOANNE : So are you betting on secular versus cyclical changes?

Betting on Li Ka-shing, chairman of Hutchison Whampoa, has made a lot of money for a lot of people in Hong Kong.

But the firm lost money betting on European sovereign debt in the first quarter of last year.

They are betting on the cash flows of these businesses not only expanding rapidly but turning out to be sustainable

I Iost a Iot of money betting on who'd be the first to see her,

A renewed inflow of hot money betting on a yuan revaluation pushed the Hong Kong dollar to a 16-month high.

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