Discover how economists' assumptions shape economic models, affecting predictions about consumer behavior, resource ...

Over the past year, it seemed plausible that we had turned the corner, and I optimistically assumed that the pandemic was making its final curtain call. Then came the COVID Omicron BA.1 variant, ...

The May WASDE report is the first look at the new crop balance sheets. As old crop demand continues to be an area of concern, much of the trade was watching to see how aggressive USDA would be with ...

Have you ever asked yourself if you guess too much? According to the Oxford dictionary, “guessing is the supposition that something is true without sufficient information.” It starts at a young age ...

Just because something seems unethical, immoral, unnecessary, wasteful or just plain wrong, doesn’t mean it is illegal or against the rules. Further, just because a person disagrees with something — ...

In trading and investing, as in life in so many ways, assumptions are dangerous things. To some extent, trading and active investing always involve them. You buy or sell something because you believe ...

Many theories and tools abound to aid leaders in decision-making. This is because we often find ourselves caught between two perceived poles: following gut instincts or adopting a data-driven approach ...

First of two parts. (Read Part 2: "Deconstructing Security Assumptions to Ensure Future Resilience.") The most devastating security failures often are the ones that we can't imagine — until they ...