Buy? Sell? Let Me Check With My Financial Advisor: Facebook
New research finds a link between the emotions expressed in Facebook status updates and next-day stock market activity.
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Dismal Trends: Whose Economic Recovery Is It?
Why the next few years will look—unfortunately—a lot like the last few years.
The Goofy Origins and Dismal Track Record of Modern Economic Forecasting
In Fortune Tellers, Walter Friedman shows not only where our contemporary forecasting ecosystem came from, but also its considerable influence on present-day economic thought and practice.
Should We Buy Options on Presidential Candidates?
For decades, academics have been running a lively prediction market in political aspirations. But now commodities traders have proposed actually selling options on presidential candidates.
Smoggy Days Make for Sickly Stock Market
New research finds stock markets tend to close lower on days with poor air quality.
Robert Shiller Is Running for the Entrances
The Yale economist known as a bubble-popper extraordinaire is bullish on tomorrow, even if that tomorrow may be a decade away.