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Archive for December, 2009

• Warren Buffett’s Big Bet A Win-Win For Berkshire, BNSF (Guru Focus)

  Thursday, December 31st, 2009

  By Bill Freehling. Warren Buffett’s $26 billion bet on Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. looks like the proverbial win-win for both BNSF and Berkshire Hathaway, Lawrence Kaufman writes in the cover story of Railway Age’s December edition. Read more » » Source

• Comcast short interest up; a bet NBC rally peaked (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

  Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

  Short interest in Comcast Corp has jumped in recent weeks as some investors bet that the rise in the cable company’s shares following its NBC Universal deal has reached a peak. Source

• Stocks higher? Expert says don’t bet on it (The Economic Times)

  Monday, December 28th, 2009

  Stocks higher? Expert says don’t bet on itStocks higher? Expert says don’t bet on it Source

• Silver surges to Dial-A-Bet glory (BBC News)

  Sunday, December 27th, 2009

  Golden Silver easily holds off pre-race favourite Tranquil Sea to win the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown. Source

• BET Give You Beyonce, Mary J Blige and More For Christmas (antiMUSIC)

  Friday, December 25th, 2009

  A top story from this week. Kick off the holiday season with BET this year. Beyonce special airs Monday! Source

• Investors Said to Bet on Citadel Once More (New York Times)

  Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

  Investors are ready to bet big again on superstar hedge fund manager Kenneth Griffin, having told his Citadel Investment Group that they plan to commit $1 billion early next year, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Source

• Goldman Repeats Tactical Weaker-Dollar Bet as Currency Advances (Bloomberg)

  Monday, December 21st, 2009

  Dec. 21 (Bloomberg) — Investors should seek opportunities to bet that the dollar will decline against the euro and the pound, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said. Source

• CS delivers on bet with Austin mayor (The Bryan-College Station Eagle)

  Saturday, December 19th, 2009

  Eagle Staff ReportCollege Station Mayor Ben White began paying off a lost bet with the mayor of Austin on Thursday.The mayors bet trees on the outcome of the Thanksgiving football game between the University of Texas and Texas A&M University.Aust … Source

• Wheat Futures Rise as Investors Bet Yesterday’s Drop Overdone (Bloomberg)

  Friday, December 18th, 2009

  Dec. 18 (Bloomberg) — Wheat futures rose the most this month as speculative investors bet that the steepest decline in three weeks was overdone. The price plunged 3.5 percent yesterday, the most since Nov. 24, bringing this month’s decline to 12 percent. Source

• Exxon Mobil makes $29B bet on natural gas (The Journal News)

  Friday, December 18th, 2009

  Exxon Mobil, the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, is making a $29 billion bet that pressure to curb climate change will mean natural gas — cleaner than coal and suddenly much easier to reach — will become a crucial source of U.S. power. Source

• Trader Employs Puts to Bet on a Bounce for Corning Incorporated (GLW) (Schaeffers Research)

  Thursday, December 17th, 2009

  Tech titan Corning Incorporated (GLW: sentiment, chart, options) was the target of a last-minute bullish play on Wednesday, as one spread strategist bet on an uptick for the shares ahead of options expiration on Friday…( Read More ) Source

• Citigroup Says Take Profit on Bet Euro to Weaken Vesus Dollar (Bloomberg)

  Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

  Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) — Citigroup Inc. advised closing its trade recommendation to bet on a decline in the euro versus the dollar. The exchange rate hasn’t tested the $1.4480 to $1.4440 range and has begun to bounce back, the firm said in a research note today. Source

• Exxon Mobil makes US$29bil bet on natural gas (MalaysiaNews.net)

  Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

  IRVING, Texas: Exxon Mobil, the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, is making a US$29 billion bet that pressure to curb climate change will mean natural gas – cleaner than coal and suddenly m… Source

• Man Loses Bet, Allows Rednecks To Shoot Up His TV (Gizmodo Australia)

  Saturday, December 12th, 2009

  Wayne bet his friends that the Redskins would beat the Saints. Clearly unfamiliar with football, he lost. The result is this video, which is basically how Northeasterners and Europeans imagine the rest of America to be. Who dat, indeed. (more…) Source

• Sans top bet Paz, RP archers can still win two gold medals (GMA News)

  Saturday, December 12th, 2009

  Even the absence of top bet Amaya Paz, Philippine archery team manager Terry Lim believes they have a strong chance of winning medals in the 25th Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane, Laos. Source