price

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Instead, when the war started and Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz, Liu’s bets went bad as price moves cut against him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Another problem: Derivatives the firm had sold to hedge against price moves for cargoes from the Middle East were suddenly a bet against the crude market just as it was exploding higher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Success though has come at a price, as the sport is all self-funded - an expense which adds up, especially since Laura usually competes abroad once a month.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

China Daily’s reporting on the emotional economy also included warnings from scholars and commentators that emotional value is hard to measure consistently, creating room for price distortion, impulse buying, and speculative excess.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Burt had the most sensational information, and models to analyze that information—he could tell you, for example, what would happen to mortgage loans, zip code by zip code, in various house price scenarios.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis