1.   And what is the market betting?

2.   That view is more and more in the minority, though, as markets bet on a Fed rate cut.

3.   The futures markets are betting that the Fed will begin raising rates by spring to keep inflation in check as the economy recovers.

4.   The market is betting this is a Lee deal in trouble.

5.   The market was betting Tuesday that the Starwood-ITT combination would prevail.

6.   The market is currently betting that SunTrust will lose.

7.   The problem is that the bond market has bet heavily on a continuation of low volatility.

8.   Also, the market is betting the government will soon end an unpopular and growth-slowing energy-rationing program.

9.   Financial markets clearly are betting on the more optimistic assessment of future Fed actions.

10.   Tim Evans, an analyst at research firm IFR Pegasus in New York, said the market is betting inventories will continue to decline in the coming weeks.