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TIME Homebuilder stocks have doubled in less than two years. But now short interest is on the rise [a bet by hedge funds that builder stocks will fall]. Is it really practical to buy these stocks today...
...civilian population: They know better than to isolate themselves as a target for their enemy's superior firepower, instead forcing him to inflict casualties on the civilian population in order to kill enemy combatants, thereby creating a force multiplier for the insurgency. And it's a relatively safe bet that the extent of civilian casualties in Iraq has reinforced the insurgency...
...silence as we bid farewell to Furman—my pre-tournament pick to win it all—which fell last weekend to James Madison, 14-13. And that was the same score by which the Dukes defeated Lehigh in the first round. I’ll bet that streak comes to an end on Friday, as James Madison takes to the road for the third consecutive week, this time against William and Mary, which has scored a total of 86 points in wins over Hampton and Delaware...
...Beautiful Mind. The group called it "a judicial milestone not only in Japan, but globally." Remember Barings? Traders around the globe felt a familiar shiver when China Aviation Oil of Singapore disclosed that it had lost $550 million in derivative trading and was near bankruptcy. The firm had wrongly bet - and redoubled - that oil prices would decline. A Sharper Picture The future of high-definition TV (HDTV) got some focus when four Hollywood studios (Universal, Paramount, Warner Bros. and New Line) agreed to release titles in the HD-DVD format. Sony, backer of the rival Blu-ray format, was taking...
...think Union’s always going to be the underdog,” Lehman said. I’ll bet if you ask nine out of 10 people coming into [the game tonight], they’ll say Harvard’s going to blast us. We have to earn that respect...