Risk aversion is a fundamental trait shaping how individuals, firms and policymakers respond to uncertain outcomes. It encapsulates the preference for certain outcomes over gambles with equivalent ...

Often we confront risks: opportunities where we have some probability of gaining or losing something and have to decide whether or not to accept the opportunity. The simplest risks are financial. For ...

However, a Wells Fargo study also found three-quarters of retirees are confident they can maintain their chosen approach to managing their retirement savings and investments throughout their ...

Opendoor Technologies Inc. OPEN is rewriting its iBuying strategy after a prolonged period of extreme caution that prioritized risk control over transaction volume. The third-quarter 2025 earnings ...

Allison Schrager is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering economics. A senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, she is author of “An Economist Walks Into a Brothel: And Other Unexpected Places to ...

Risk aversion persists in October, but sentiment improves from September due to hopes for interest rate cuts and a better macro outlook. Central bank policy boosts confidence, with the highest ...

Previous research has established that men are more likely to vote for populist radical right parties (PRRPs) than women. This article shows how cross-national and temporal variations in PRRPs’ ...