Posted by Matt in September 15th, 2008 |
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It’s 4th-down and 2 yards to go for a touchdown. Should you go for it or kick? A kick is almost a sure thing, but what about going for it? If one does a little homework, then they will find that the odds of success are 43 percent if a team decides to go for [...]
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Posted by Matt in December 26th, 2007 |
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That would be consistent with a recently published report by Merrill Lynch Chief Economist David Rosenberg suggesting a 100% probability of a recession. Reading from his latest writing:
“We recently unveiled a new recession probability indicator that uses the shape of the yield curve (10-year note/3-month LIBOR) and corporate spreads (Baa) to predict the probability of [...]
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