Word: bets
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...whacks me a little lower," Capuano said, as nervous laughter rippled through the crowd.CrimsonMelissa K. CrockerA GOOD BET: Somerville Mayor Michael E. Capuano was heavily favored to beat Repblican challenger J. Phillip Hyde...
Some 1999 models shape up as virtual bet-your-company gambles. General Motors has sunk more than $3 billion into its new Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck to appeal to suburbanites who want cargo capacity and a rugged look without any loss of creature comforts. GM put its money under the hood and into the transmission with the aim of creating a quiet ride and responsive handling both on and off the road. To recoup its investment, the company hopes for Silverado sales totaling $14 billion--a sum equal to Microsoft's revenues for all of fiscal 1998--in the next...
...best Martinez (Pedro, Boston). Or the second best (that would be Edgar, Seattle). No, Timmy, that wasn't the year Reggie Jackson was on the team. And Mark McGwire played for somebody else. As did Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey, Barry Bonds, Greg Maddux and Roger Clemens. Your best bet is to try to distract Timmy with candy. In the future, candy will be even better...
...with quality, brand-name cyclical companies--Case, Deere, Goodyear, Union Carbide, Whirlpool--which could rebound sharply if recession is averted. Quality commodity producers--Phelps Dodge, Reynolds Metals, U.S. Steel--sell at prices previously seen only during the harshest of downturns. If these stocks stay down too long, you can bet that larger companies will make takeover bids...
...Bulls vs. Lakers, 1991 NBA Finals: Los Angeles Cardinal Mahony bet 25 boxes of fruit. Chicago Cardinal Bernardin bet 50 lbs. of hot dogs...