prediction

With the recession over -- in a sense, anyway -- many CEOs are happy to be standing. And after three tumultuous years, some are even cautiously optimistic. But 2011 is sure to present a whole new set of obstacles for corporate chiefs to confront -- and conquer.

This is the time of the year for stock market predictions, so I thought I would throw my hat in the ring. My first prediction is there will be no end of "financial experts" who will shamelessly set forth their views on what will happen to the stock markets in 2010. Let's take a look at some of...

...and it won't even take another world war. According to a survey of leading economists conducted by the National Association for Business Economics, the recession will end in the third quarter of 2009; that is, by the end of September. A minority, 19%, believe it won't end until December, and...

Despite the fact that some economists think the recession will end in September, Wal-Mart's CEO Rick Duke thinks otherwise. Speaking to the Today Show he predicted a much longer recession during which there must be a "sustained change in the way that families live." Duke shared this opinion shortly...

If you haven't gotten involved in a prediction market yet, this is going to blow your mind...Essentially, prediction markets are based on the idea that large groups are better than individuals when it comes to determining unknown variables or predicting the possibility of an event. Whether the...

Every year at this time, economists and financial analysts are jockeying for position on television news shows and in magazine articles. They each have the latest and greatest prediction about what's going to happen in the coming year. And those stories sell, which is why you keep hearing them.But...