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Investors should get in front of this transition, follow the lead of a CEO who is buying his company’s stock hand over fist and look for a powerful rebound in the share price in the months ahead.
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Moneyshow, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
When an industry is failing at doing its one job properly and yet is still making money hand over fist, there’s a big problem – and it’s one being borne by consumers.
—Jill Filipovic, CNN, 15 Nov. 2022
As Warners and CBS Studios made money hand over fist, Pedowitz reported to a board comprised of execs from both conglomerates and oversaw growth for The CW’s streaming offerings.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2022
Not all are prepared to spend money hand over fist to build up a streaming platform complete with their own content, however.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022
In Utah’s 4th Congressional District, Rep. Burgess Owens continues to raise money hand over fist, pulling in $382,646 for the quarter and just over $2 million in total for the 2022 election cycle.
—Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Apr. 2022
Typically, the services did so by losing money hand over fist, charging a nominal fee or offering months of free service or product to anyone who signed up.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2022
By the time Thomas Mellon died in 1908, his children were making money hand over fist, and their political power would soon match their wealth.
—Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 15 Dec. 2021
The only sound was coming from the men who were in a line carrying hand over fist buckets of ash down the mound.
—Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 1 Sep. 2021
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Moneyshow, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
When an industry is failing at doing its one job properly and yet is still making money hand over fist, there’s a big problem – and it’s one being borne by consumers.
—Jill Filipovic, CNN, 15 Nov. 2022
As Warners and CBS Studios made money hand over fist, Pedowitz reported to a board comprised of execs from both conglomerates and oversaw growth for The CW’s streaming offerings.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2022
Not all are prepared to spend money hand over fist to build up a streaming platform complete with their own content, however.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022
In Utah’s 4th Congressional District, Rep. Burgess Owens continues to raise money hand over fist, pulling in $382,646 for the quarter and just over $2 million in total for the 2022 election cycle.
—Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Apr. 2022
Typically, the services did so by losing money hand over fist, charging a nominal fee or offering months of free service or product to anyone who signed up.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2022
By the time Thomas Mellon died in 1908, his children were making money hand over fist, and their political power would soon match their wealth.
—Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 15 Dec. 2021
The only sound was coming from the men who were in a line carrying hand over fist buckets of ash down the mound.
—Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 1 Sep. 2021
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“Hand over fist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20over%20fist. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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