People generally just don't get what poverty actually means. This is a charge often enough aimed at me and people like me, well off white guys who pontificate upon economics. But those making that ...

Which job situation would you prefer: Earning $50,000 per year while everyone around you makes $60,000; or earning $40,000 per year as others are taking home $30,000? This question captures the ...

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Cycling performance is often evaluated based on two varying metrics: absolute and relative power output. These metrics provide valuable insights into a cyclist’s fitness and performance capabilities, ...

Absolute returns or relative? There is a very important difference. Most investors say they want the latter, in reality, they want the former. The problem is they are unaware of the risk they are ...

Absolute and relative returns are two terms that are frequently used in the investing world to evaluate performance, make investment decisions, and conduct operations in general. These two terms have ...

Knowing whether a fund manager is doing a good job can be a challenge for some investors. It's difficult to define what good is because it depends on how the rest of the market has been performing.

WASHINGTON — By now we've all heard that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has an efficacy rate of 95%, Moderna of 94%, and Johnson & Johnson about 66%; what you may not have known is that rate's technical ...