Risk aversion is a fundamental trait shaping how individuals, firms and policymakers respond to uncertain outcomes. It encapsulates the preference for certain outcomes over gambles with equivalent ...

Often we confront risks: opportunities where we have some probability of gaining or losing something and have to decide whether or not to accept the opportunity. The simplest risks are financial. For ...

Opendoor Technologies Inc. OPEN is rewriting its iBuying strategy after a prolonged period of extreme caution that prioritized risk control over transaction volume. The third-quarter 2025 earnings ...

Allison Schrager is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering economics. A senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, she is author of “An Economist Walks Into a Brothel: And Other Unexpected Places to ...

0954 ET – A strengthening of the dollar following the U.S. attack on Iran is more related to risk aversion than to an oil impact, Goldman Sachs’ Stuart Jenkins writes. “That is understandable in the ...

Risk aversion persists in October, but sentiment improves from September due to hopes for interest rate cuts and a better macro outlook. Central bank policy boosts confidence, with the highest ...