Again, there is no guarantee and no crystal ball for SoftBank-Sprint.

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Catastrophic risk modeling is less crystal ball prognostication and more Vegas-style odds making.

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However, despite these long-term aspirations, younger adults see a very different near-term housing market in their crystal ball.

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On the heels of second-quarter earnings season, the Wall Street crystal ball is calling for a rocky third quarter and expectations for Q4 and 2013 are also turning less optimistic.

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And though our crystal ball is rather foggy, we can say this for sure: If an end-of-days countdown has begun, then this week's escape is your best last chance to explore the cradle of Mayan civilization.

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Indeed, one would have to possess one heck of a crystal ball to know when the nation will finally find itself with no choice but to adopt a single-payer system because the private insurers will no longer find it worth their while to remain in the business.

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Unless your crystal ball is crystal clear, control the things whose future you can predict namely, that low-cost, low-taxed funds and ETFs.

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