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Critics of the 4G wireless network investment believe that Falcone is not only late into the game but he has effectively transformed Harbinger from a hedge fund specialising in distressed assets and shorting stocks into a private equity fund making a large long-term bet.

Hedge fund boss who humbled HBOS heads for a fall Edward Helmore 2010

The lesson for Republicans is to understand the nature of their political opponents and this long-term bet.

The Liberal Reckoning of 2010 2010

In May I wrote that the results looked "surprisingly solid" and that "the company might be a long-term bet."

June's Biotech Busts And Breakthroughs 2010

In May I wrote that the results looked "surprisingly solid" and that "the company might be a long-term bet."

June's Biotech Busts And Breakthroughs 2010

In the process, Harbinger has come to look less like the hedge-fund firm it was when many investors came to it, and more like a private-equity firm making a concentrated, long-term bet.

Authorities Probe a Top Hedge Fund Jenny Strasburg 2010

Its big discount relative to Priceline may make it the better long-term bet.

Priceline.com Chases Profits on European Vacation 2010

Companies like U.K. supermarket chain Tesco PLC and big-box retailers Carrefour SA and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. continue to see the Chinese consumer as a good long-term bet.

Retailers Still Expanding in China 2009

The bonds have become wildly overvalued and now offer a terrible long-term bet.

With TIPS Like These, 2008

High gasoline prices have kept some fans from going to the track recently, but Speedway still looks like a good long-term bet.

Five Bargain Stocks Nicole Bullock 2008

Despite a Bruised Profit Profile WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Construction-products company Fletcher Building is having a tough run as a steep housing downturn in its main markets dents earnings, but some analysts still see the stock as a good long-term bet.

Fletcher Building Has Admirers 2008