risky
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While September’s dreadful average return has been known for years, statisticians constantly reminded us that, absent a plausible rationale, it’s too risky to bet on a poor September.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
—Bitcoin fell as hopes for a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz fade, causing investors to shun risky assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
In Fujian, nearly 99,000 people were relocated from "risky areas" on Saturday evening ahead of the storm's arrival, state news agency Xinhua reported.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
He decided it was simply too risky to let lefty designated hitter Dominic Canzone bat with two runners aboard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Each step along the way is risky, because the enemy’s counterintelligence officers often notice some little slip that leads to capture.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
Because inflation and the lure of riskier assets like stocks are higher than in 2021, so are yields.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
High-beta refers to stocks with higher volatility than the market as a whole, therefore riskier, but which also offer the potential for higher returns.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
This all makes investing in data centers riskier than it was in the past, investors said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
“A renewed and sustained war would almost certainly be a risk-off event,” said Mayfield — one that would keep investors away from stocks and other riskier investments.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
Something that made them think it’d be riskier to educate him than to sacrifice his possible contributions to society.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
They’re also proof that pure mathematicians have a role to play in taming the mightiest and riskiest technology of our time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
He began with moves meant to make military service more attractive: fixed-term contracts for new recruits, with the option to defer further service, and better salaries, especially for the riskiest roles.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The riskiest segments included administrative support, data entry, bookkeeping, and editing, said the study.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026
More than half of the portfolio is invested in AAA or AA-rated bonds and less than 5% is below a B—the riskiest area of sub-investment grade.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
A CDO composed of nothing but the riskiest, mezzanine layer of subprime mortgages was not called a subprime-backed CDO but a “structured finance CDO.”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
