betting

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Warehouse giant Prologis and the American Bureau of Shipping will anchor a $200 million venture-capital fund betting on a U.S. revival in maritime and logistics.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Fernando De Leon became a billionaire betting on businesses many investors find unglamorous.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

“You’re putting money on the outcome of potential events happening or you’re betting on certain probabilities with respect to future events.”

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Regardless, a flood of copycat drugs is set to enter the market in the coming years, and betting on next-generation therapies like sac-TMT is central to Merck’s effort to defend its leading oncology franchise.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

They passed a group of goblins who were cackling over a sack of gold that they had undoubtedly won betting on the match, and who seemed quite unperturbed by the trouble at the campsite.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling