The term black swan, introduced by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (a former option trader and retired New York University professor), refers to unforeseen and consequential events that would lead to ...

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a Lebanese-American author, would shake his head vigorously in disapproval. In his book, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable, Taleb christened the books that are ...

Economist Nassim Nicholas Taleb and his mentor, mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot, speak with Paul Solman about chain reactions and predicting the financial crisis.

Covey’s “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” and “The Black Swan” by Nassim Nicholas Taleb are all great places to start. It’s a fact: reading makes you a better writer. Roz Morris, an author ...

If you hold and trade in Bitcoin, Ethereum or any other cryptocurrency, you are probably bracing for the fallout from a possible black swan event, even if you are unsure of exact what it is or ...

A compelling biography that uncovers Amazon’s meteoric rise and offers a glimpse into the strategic mindset of Jeff Bezos. A ...