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If the FDA follows through with the proposed guidelines, and they are not fatally twisted by pressure from the medical ...

U.S. government shutdown outlook: mostly short-term volatility. Click for this look at the developing situation and how it may affect markets.

Discover how probability distribution methods can help predict stock market returns and improve investment decisions. Learn to assess risk and potential gains.

Finding π using random numbers and probability. This short demonstrates a Monte Carlo approach, showing how randomness and statistics can converge to an accurate estimate of pi through repeated trials ...

American employers added 50,000 jobs in December, falling short of some analysts’ expectations, and capping off a volatile year for the U.S. job market. Last year was marked by relatively strong and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I’m a business reporter and the founder of Vivid Minds. "Prediction markets… do a very, very good job at distilling information ...

Prediction markets, which allow users to trade contracts on the future outcome of everything from politics to weather, are seemingly popping up everywhere. Processing Content This week one of the most ...

The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its personal consumption expenditures price index data for September earlier today. Here is the report, at a glance: Core YoY: 2.8% increase, in line with ...