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Mike Dahman, who farms about 8,000 acres in Winchester, Ill., said soybeans have been a losing financial proposition this year.

On the merchant side, the value proposition is obvious.

Makowsky says they “probably never had a wild night out in New York, but it was an indelible proposition and I couldn’t resist.”

Are listed sports contracts, like the Broncos proposition, a kind of swap used to hedge events of financial, commercial or economic consequence?

It’s a shot in the arm for those who believe that taxing the rich will redirect money toward working stiffs, a proposition some critics say is “wishful thinking” and would lead to capital flight.