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But the companies are betting that patients seeking moderate weight loss, or patients who are uninsured or whose insurance won’t cover weight-loss drugs, may be interested in paying cash for the new oral options.

From Barron's

The year-end plunge in cryptocurrencies has rattled companies that had bet heavily on bitcoin, sending share prices tumbling and reviving fears of a bubble.

From Barron's

Take, for instance, the scene in “The Big Short” in which Christian Bale—who is playing Burry—tells investors about his bet against the U.S. housing market.

From The Wall Street Journal

Unless they have been betting with prediction markets, in which case they’ll pay a lower rate.

From Barron's

Meanwhile, startups like Pathway are betting on novel underlying architectures for AIs, which change how they learn and form memories.

From The Wall Street Journal