Word: riskier
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...financial markets in recent days, this failure to get a grip on risk is as good a one as any. Many analysts attributed the mini-panic that began in Shanghai to a sudden change in investor "risk appetite." But why now? What suddenly made everybody see the future as riskier...
...financial markets in recent days, this failure to get a grip on risk is as good a one as any. Many analysts attributed the mini-panic that began in Shanghai to a sudden change in investor "risk appetite." But why now? What suddenly made everybody see the future as riskier...
...seconds, but they get old. The video also has no plot, nothing to do with the enticing lyrics, and no satisfying shots of the band. Origami should be used for cover art, and a relatively off-the-radar band like Asobi Seksu should draw in prospective fans with riskier, more interesting visual effects. Let’s hope their next video riffs a little more on the idea of playful sex. —Andrew F. Nunnelly
...stores have figured out how to cut the clothing cycle down from six months to six weeks, so their racks are constantly replenished with fresh styles still wet from the runway. Gap, on the other hand, with its huge operations and slower reaction times, has been forced into the riskier business of guessing up front how a season's trends will play out (skinny jeans? newsboy caps?) and making huge bets on a few ideas...
...systems analysts--make problems more likely to spread to other players, such as Wall Street banks, especially since hedge funds often leverage their investments, which magnifies gains. Or losses. "In most areas, risk goes down over time--airplanes are safer, GDP is more stable--but financial markets have gotten riskier," says Rick Bookstaber, a hedge-fund manager who is writing a book on the topic. "Financial engineering has actually created more risk by adding complexity." Since the summer, the Treasury Department has been meeting with regulators, investors and hedge-fund managers to study this sort of systemic risk...