In general, uncertainty is viewed as an impediment to economic growth and progress. But uncertainty doesn’t last forever, it is produced by events which are unresolved. What counts is how that ...

A rise in uncertainty may prompt them to put these projects on hold until things become clearer, Bernanke pointed out. And if many businesses find themselves in the same position, over-all capital ...

I want to thank Calgary Economic Development for the invitation. The last time I spoke in Calgary was about 18 months ago—September 2023. The post-pandemic crisis was easing, but uncertainty remained.

No matter how advanced these AI systems are, there always remains a certain degree of unpredictability about their behavior. Thom Badings has developed a new method to include this uncertainty in ...

A graphic novel titled ‘Audrey’s War’ revisits one of the most difficult chapters in the actress’s life, during which she had ...

One measure of "policy uncertainty", which measures how much certain issues are dominating news coverage, shows that the uncertainty levels over trade are currently higher than they've been in ...

Uncertainty is just what it sounds like: not knowing. It’s that state of limbo when you’re waiting to find out if you got the job, if the biopsy is negative, if you’re pregnant or not. It’s not ...

Elevated uncertainty could drag down business investment by 14% if it goes on for Trump's entire four-year presidential term, according to a recent analysis. A measure of U.S. trade policy ...

Monday marks the deadline for Afghans sheltering in Pakistan to leave the country, with the prospect of a dangerous future in Taliban-led Afghanistan ahead. By Zia ur-Rehman Reporting from Karachi ...

The National Federation of Independent Business’ Uncertainty Index climbed in February to its second-highest reading on record, going back to 1973, according to the group’s latest survey ...

Uncertainty surrounds us “like the air we breathe,” he writes, but our ability to assign a quantitative probability to future events remains poor. Our struggles are reflected in our language.