Sentence examples for hedged itself from inspiring English sources

Continental not only benefited from turmoil at United, it also successfully hedged itself against the rise in oil prices.

The Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist group that now leads Parliament, hedged itself by demanding an investigation into who let the Americans go.

It now appears that Goldman had hedged itself against such a potential loss by buying $1.7 billion in insurance on A.I.G. from more than 30 different banks, and made other bets against A.I.G. worth more than $600 million.

General Motors is already hedging itself in ride hailing, having taken a $500 million stake in Lyft.

Citigroup went a step further by hedging itself against losses on the entire $2.4 billion in Enron exposure.

Michael Kimmelman, in the Times, protests the way that the new complex seems to deny the city around it, both by hedging itself off from the streets and street life and by creating that hyper-security mini-state within Manhattan.

In our view, General Motors looks to hedge itself against the decline in personal car ownership and looks to "mobility" services instead.

It already appears to be hedging itself for that battle, one that perhaps it has a better of chance of competing in.

EasyJet's earnings were hurt by the rising price of oil, which it failed to adequately hedge itself against a process of buying its fuel ahead of time at an agreed-upon price.

Kazakh copper producer Kazakhmys is getting ready for a challenging year for mineral extractors by hedging itself against a sharp fall in the price of the metal it depends on.

By setting up in New York state, the company would effectively hedge itself against a shock from an earthquake or other natural disaster that might halt production in the center of the action in Asia.