Black Swan

Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. She is a frequent opinion contributor to CNN, a contributing columnist to The Washington Post and a columnist for World Politics Review. Follow her on Twitter @fridaghitis. The opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the…

“The view in the White House is that this is one of those classic black swan events, and all we can do is control the health issues in the U.S.,” said Stephen Moore, an informal economic adviser to the Trump team.The still-mysterious coronavirus — which is hard to detect, poses…

Getty Images Getty Images There are so many calls for the coronavirus to be an economically negative black swan event that investors must also be wary of a shockingly good outcome that would result in a different set of tail-risk, unexpected events. With the development of coronavirus clusters forming around…

(Bloomberg) -- Brigita, a director at one of China’s largest car dealers, is running out of options. Her firm’s 100 outlets have been closed for about a month because of the coronavirus, cash reserves are dwindling and banks are reluctant to extend deadlines on billions of yuan in debt coming…

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Originally published on 2/21/20 @ 8:20 AM CST. -EdThe lead-up to the release of BTS’ latest LP, Map Of The Soul: 7, has been nothing short of madness. Since announcing the arrival of the much-anticipated follow-up to Map Of The Soul: Persona, the K-pop superstars have stoked excitement by releasing three…

A Black Swan Event is a mega-disruption on a scale and velocity that makes it hard to prepare for. Getty What do a rock, a flea, and a plate have in common with a small business? Hint: they're all associated with surprise and danger. Any ideas? Here's another hint: a…

Hold on to your cowboy hats, because HBO has released a full length trailer for the highly anticipated third season of Westworld (Spoilers from previous seasons of Westworld ahead).The three minute trailer features a glimpse into what this season of Westworld will look like now that Dolores Abernathy (Evan Rachel…

Kim Namjoon! Kim Seokjin! Min Yoongi! Jung Hoseok! Park Jimin! Kim Taehyung! Jeon Jungkook! BTS! Image: Frederic j. brown / AFP via Getty Images By Amanda Yeo2020-02-19 04:33:49 UTC You may have noticed many Twitter users with a superscript 7 (⁷) in their usernames multiplying at an alarming rate. Fortunately,…

Bob Doll, chief equity strategist at Chicago fund manager Nuveen, says markets are priced for good news. But he also doesnt expect a recession. See full story. Mastercard is pioneering new payment technology that identifies commuters by the way they walk Ma…