Taleb, renowned for his work on risk, uncertainty, and the impact of rare events — most notably in The Black Swan — uses this comparison to highlight how dependency on a regular salary can ...

Economist and best-selling author Nassim Taleb says a single asset has overtaken the US dollar's position as the world’s de facto reserve currency.

Taleb, who’s also scientific adviser for hedge fund Universa Investments, said tariffs may be necessary, but they need to be “symmetric.” Much of the US economy is based on cheap labor and ...

Taleb later used the 2008 financial crisis and the idea of black swan events to argue that if a broken system is allowed to fail, it actually strengthens it against the catastrophe of future ...

Nassim Taleb has always been provocative and has a knack for both offending and attracting people at the same time. But lately he’s taken a surprising turn, having gone on the attack towards ...

Taleb A, as Germany authorities are calling the suspect, has been identified by local press as Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, a 50-year-old doctor from Saudi Arabia. The Context.

The Black Swan author Nassim Taleb said President Donald Trump’s approach to tariffs will depress US gross domestic product and could soon lead to labor shortages. Taleb, who’s also scientific ...