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Utilities may also be a good bet, but not those that have been boosted by perceived AI energy demand, which leaves U.K. and German infrastructure plays as a better option.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Once upon a time, investors had to hire a human mutual-fund manager to bet their savings on niche categories that sounded promising.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The startup’s rising valuation is emblematic of a broader bet by investors on technological advancements spurring wide adoption of robots in factories and the home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

If you don’t like him, you might place a bet on Marco “The Juggler” Rubio.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

“I bet you anything it’s the same girl as down here, the one at 1873 Robin’s Egg Lane,” Chip said.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Constantly high fuel costs have pushed up inflation since the start of the war at the end of February, fanning rate hike bets and pushing bond yields to levels not seen since the 2000s.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

“We put a lot of bets on building EVs, which has shown to be giving the factory too little volume. We need to build other cars in the factory,” said Samuelsson.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

One such risk is what happens if the big bets being made on AI don't pay off.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The British energy major said it would build two additional liquefaction plants to double production capacity to 28 million metric tons a year as it bets on growing gas demand in Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

By the end of 2007 FrontPoint’s bets against subprime mortgages had paid off so spectacularly that they had doubled the size of their fund, from a bit over $700 million to $1.5 billion.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Some of those purchases may have been partly driven by hedge funds that had betted against GameStop, trying to cover their positions, and some of those funds made bad losses.

From Reuters ● Oct. 18, 2021

No one betted on Ms. Warren dropping out.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 13, 2019

Prosecutors alleged that local media coverage had "aided and betted the overseas media's contempt".

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2019

It was the precursor to the euro but the experience ended in humiliation for Britain when hedge funds, including the Hungarian billionaire George Soros, betted against the pound — and won.

From Fox News ● Apr. 5, 2019

Once we would have said, Mr. Pecksniff quitted the firm, betted on the horses, and wetted his whistle, then wedded his sweetheart in a suit that fitted him perfectly.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

Effectively, the recent sharp rally and positive chart outlook “have shaken out short sellers,” Morrison wrote, meaning those who were betting on bitcoin to fall were forced to close those positions.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

With the auto industry reeling, Hyundai Motor CEO José Muñoz and Tesla CEO Elon Musk find themselves in a similar camp: both are betting big on robotics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Everything you need to know about the Rams facing the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, including start time, TV channel, injury updates and betting odds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Almeida is betting that Jev’s pared-down approach will be fast, cheap and repeatable enough to address some of the shortcomings of traditional LLMs, namely their unpredictability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

You could either like asset-backed bonds or you could love asset-backed bonds, but there was no point in hating them, because there was no tool for betting against them.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis