Black Swan

Schlumberger saw its first-quarter revenue of $7.5 billion sink 9% sequentially and 5% year-on-year as the global health and economic crisis ravaged the oil industry activity during the quarter. This was sharply amplified by a tense battle for market share between the world’s largest oil producers. “This double black swan…

The coronavirus pandemic in India may peak in early to mid-May, according to projections in a study conducted by global consulting firm Protiviti and Times Network. ET Bureau|Last Updated: Apr 21, 2020, 03.41 PM ISTMumbai: The coronavirus pandemic in India may peak in early to mid-May, according to projections in…

The advent of COVID-19 and the subsequent nation-wide lockdown amounts to a wake-up call of historical proportions. It has alerted us to the possibility of “black swans” swimming into our lives, or in the words of Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his bestselling The Black Swan, our susceptibility to “the role…

Does the crisis have you rethinking how you spend your money? Coronavirus has changed many aspects of American life. And while this crisis is hopefully temporary and life will soon return to a new normal, the pandemic may very well have a more long-term effect on your own plans for…

World06:16 GMT 18.04.2020Get short URLhttps://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107899/66/1078996665_0:0:2908:1637_1200x675_80_0_0_e1d0848abf1de13166915257dfa0f975.jpgSputnik Internationalhttps://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.pngSputnikhttps://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.pnghttps://sputniknews.com/world/202004181079008336-author-of-black-swan-taleb-says-covid-19-shows-world-should-be-less-connected/MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The rapid spread of the coronavirus, as any other global problems, clearly demonstrated that the world should be less connected, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a Lebanese-American essayist, the author of The Black Swan book describing potentially catastrophic or unpredictable events, said on Saturday."When…

Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky has shed some light on his Batman: Year One movie, explaining that while he wanted Joaquin Phoenix as the Caped Crusader, Warner Bros. had very different ideas... After successfully directing Requiem For A Dream, filmmaker Darren Aronofsky was eyed by Warner Bros. to take the helm…

In some ways, the coronavirus feels like it came out of nowhere—a kind of Black Swan event. But at the same time, it’s been exposing a lot of the fundamental flaws in our healthcare system that now feel like a perfect storm coming together… and have hurt our ability to…

Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images We’ve made our coronavirus coverage free for all readers. To get all of HBR’s content delivered to your inbox, sign up for the Daily Alert newsletter. The Covid-19 pandemic has raised a critical question: Why does the United States not have the capacity to manufacture many…

This fund could be your lifeline during troubled times. For years, I've written about the importance of having an emergency fund -- or money available to cover three to six months of living expenses. Unfortunately, in light of the coronavirus crisis, the need for an emergency fund is no longer…

With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Friday to help our newer readers discover some of the best, evergreen gems from the past. This article was originally published in December 2013. What’s the opposite of a person or organization that’s fragile? If…