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...attention. Economists should study how models can incorporate greater sensitivity to rare events, and how macroeconomic models can be better integrated with the outputs of behavioral finance models, says Stock.But at the same time, academics may generally be more reluctant than finance professionals to reject theories that seem to falter in the real world.“There’s a different mindset from the trading floor,” Brown says. “Traders have to cut losses at the first sign of trouble—academics want to dig deeper...
...particular finished with a flourish, putting together a four-match dual winning streak in his final season en route to a career record of 18-15. Still, as Harvard showed throughout its campaign, the squad has the potential to bounce back from the losses. Despite continuing to falter against juggernauts No. 24 Penn (12-7, 4-1) and No. 6 Cornell (12-2, 5-0)—both of whom bested Harvard by more than 20 points this year—the Crimson has confidence that its close-knit group of returning grapplers sets the team apart...
...race will be the event. One quick tidbit though: there's already been a ton of intrigue when this morning, race favorite I Want Revenge was pulled due to injury. Expect the winner of the Kentucky Derby to win the second leg of the Triple Crown, the Preakness, but falter at The Belmont Stakes. Remember Funny Cide, War Emblem, Smarty Jones, and Big Brown? The entire feat hasn't been completed since Affirmed...
Such uplift would be a seductive proposition at any time. As markets tumble and great institutions falter, the idea that the future can be predicted - and potentially improved by that foresight - seems irresistible. The British Astrological and Psychic Society reports demand for readings rising faster than the country's national debt. Practitioners also note a surge in first-time clients, many of them men. Ashby says her clientele used to be 80% female; "now it's about 60/40...
...Crimson enthusiasm would falter as the Big Green staged a comeback...