Markets
August 13, 2017
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Economists Discover GDP Growth Correlates With Cat Video Uploads

Data suggests felines are hidden drivers of the global economy. Alexandra Chen | Stablecoin & Regulation Analyst The Discovery That Shocked Economists A team of researchers at a global think tank published findings this week that sent shockwaves through the financial world: GDP growth strongly correlates with the number of cat videos uploaded online. According […]

Tech & AI
March 12, 2017
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Economists Admit Forecasting Models Just “Mad Libs With Numbers”

Report reveals GDP growth projections decided with dice rolls. Alexandra Chen | Stablecoin & Regulation Analyst A Shocking Confession After years of producing charts, forecasts, and confident commentary, a coalition of global economists has admitted what many citizens long suspected. Most economic forecasting models are little more than Mad Libs with numbers, stitched together with […]

Markets
March 13, 2016
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Economists Replace CPI With “Clowns Per Inflation” Index

Markets react as cost of laughter rises faster than cost of living. Alexandra Chen | Stablecoin & Regulation Analyst The Old Metric Retired For decades, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was the gold standard for tracking inflation across the globe. But in an unprecedented announcement this week, economists from the International Bureau of Statistics confirmed […]

Business
September 05, 2015
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Economists Suggest Using Karaoke Scores to Measure Productivity

Workforce efficiency is now tied to high notes and harmony. A Musical Proposal In a move that stunned the financial community, a group of international economists has proposed replacing traditional productivity measures with karaoke performance scores. Their report argues that standard metrics like hours worked and output per capita fail to capture the true spirit […]