Chris Ikosa

1 week ago | businessamlive.com | Chris Ikosa

New research recommends using the one-year GDP and the three-month Treasury bill as benchmarks to adjust for distortions across multiple macroeconomic forecasts. The world of macroeconomic forecasting could probably always use a disruption that enhances accuracy. One such comes from experts at Wharton and elsewhere, who have developed a tool to deal with the Achilles Heel of such forecasting: biases rooted in subjective beliefs, such as those for inflation, bank interest rates, and mortgage rates.

1 week ago | businessamlive.com | Chris Ikosa

Antara HaldarNEW DELHI – In a 1995 speech outlining his “Visions for the 21st Century,” the renowned astrophysicist Carl Sagan called attention to the fragility of human civilization, given our infinitesimally small presence within the cosmos. Our future, he warned, depends entirely on our learning to live wisely and humbly together. Clearly, we didn’t get the message.

1 week ago | businessamlive.com | Chris Ikosa

Ifeanyi M. NsoforSILVER SPRING – A global storm is gathering – and Africa is directly in its path. Under President Donald Trump, the United States has frozen $40 billion in USAID funding, slashing 83% of grants. European donor countries are also drastically cutting their foreign-aid commitments, signaling a broader shift in priorities.

1 week ago | businessamlive.com | Chris Ikosa

OLUSOJI ADEYEMOOlusoji Adeyemo, an Azure Application Innovation & AI Specialist with Microsoft UK, has a Master’s in Computer Science with distinction from the University of Hertfordshire and Caleb University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Port Harcourt. He is currently enrolled to start his PhD research in Explainable AI and ML in the University of Hertfordshire UK.

3 weeks ago | businessamlive.com | Chris Ikosa

Wharton’s Cait Lamberton breaks down the demise of fabric and crafts chain Joann and why it’s so challenging for legacy brands to stay solvent. Plagued by weak sales and eroding market share, Joann fabric and crafts is the latest legacy brand to go out of business. All 800 stores are closing after the company was unable to emerge from a second bankruptcy filing in less than a year.