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Being overweight might not raise your risk of dying but being obese or underweight could, a study suggests
A co-author of the study said the results confirm that a person's BMI doesn't necessarily reflect t…
Kim Schewitz
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'Oppenheimer' leaves out the most terrifying, deadly risk of nuclear weapons because nobody knew about it until the 1980s
J. Robert Oppenheimer's nightmarish visions in the film pale in comparison to the nuclear winter an…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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5 steps to calculating an asset's standard deviation
Calculating an investment's standard deviation can help you determine how much its price may rise o…
Louis DeNicola
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3 people have died from a fungal disease after traveling to Mexico for cosmetic procedures, and hundreds more could be at risk
Three Americans have died after getting fungal meningitis linked to cosmetic procedures in Mexico. …
Leah Rosenbaum
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NASA calculated how risky SpaceX's first launch of humans could be, and the astronauts flying the space mission say they're 'very comfortable' with those odds
NASA estimates a 1-in-276 chance the flight could be fatal and a 1-in-60 that a problem would cause…
Dave Mosher
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Crypto could give Russia several ways to sidestep sanctions — and bitcoin mining powered by embargo-hit energy is just one, the IMF says
Laws and regulations for foreign exchange should be amended if needed to cover crypto alongside tra…
Hamza Fareed Malik
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Legal and finance jobs are among the most at risk from AI, while construction and trade jobs face minimal influence, studies suggest
AI could significantly disrupt the labor market and affect about 300 million full-time jobs, a rece…
Beatrice Nolan
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Russia could lose $10 billion a year after the EU's ban on importing its oil, Bloomberg calculates
It cuts Russia off from a major importer, as the EU imported two-thirds of its oil from the country…
Urooba Jamal
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What is return on equity? How to calculate ROE to evaluate a company's profitability
ROE is one of the most important metrics for understanding a company's profitability. Learn what it…
Ramsay Lewis
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What to know about actuaries - the professionals who predict the financial future of companies with math and science
An actuary is someone trained to model and predict the financial future of a company based on risk.
Jim Probasco
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Donald Trump's Catch-22: 'take the 5th' or risk testifying
A court ruling created a real possibility that Donald Trump will sit for sworn testimony and presen…
C. Ryan Barber
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OPINION: As ESG risks and performance disclosures go mainstream, complex challenges continue to plague the system
As sustainable investing takes centre stage, can ESG benchmarking & ratings help identify leaders f…
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Billionaire investor Bill Ackman warned of inflation, discussed bitcoin, and explained why he's staying in New York City in a recent interview. Here are his 12 best quotes.
The Pershing Square Capital Management founder also revealed his fund bought a 6% stake in Domino's…
Emily Graffeo
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India’s business icon BK Birla passes away at 98 leaving behind a legacy of calculated risks
BK Babu as he was lovingly called, is known to have fought and won many internal battles to take…
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Startup Valuation: Why it matters & How to calculate it
Without years of financial data to depend on, new companies
and their investors have needed to depe…
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How Air Quality Index Is Calculated
Abbreviated as AQI, Air Quality Index is the scale in which air quality is reported locally. A…
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Despite mounting danger, Americans keep moving to the counties at highest risk for wildfires, floods, and droughts
Cities struggling to adapt to climate-driven extreme weather are also getting new arrivals — more p…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Eating 1 avocado a week reduces your risk of heart disease, study finds
Based on a survey of more than 110,000 health professionals followed over 30 years, researchers fou…
Andrea Michelson
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What are the safest investments? Seven low-risk places to put your money - and what makes them so
The safest investments retain their value, are easily convertible to cash, and are not volatile. Bu…
Ramsay Lewis
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How to calculate your BMI to see if you're eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine
Body mass index (BMI) is a factor in overall risk of COVID-19 and may qualify you for an early vacc…