Almost every day you can find in media commentary that XYZ is causing stocks to fall (or rise). Such definitive statements are common—but what’s almost always missing is statistical proof. And if you ...

Tim Smith has 20+ years of experience in the financial services industry, both as a writer and as a trader. Cierra Murry is an expert in banking, credit cards, investing, loans, mortgages, and real ...

Caroline Banton has 6+ years of experience as a writer of business and finance articles. She also writes biographies for Story Terrace. Suzanne is a content marketer, writer, and fact-checker. She ...

"Correlation doesn't imply causation, but it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively and gesture furtively while mouthing 'look over there.'" Randall Munroe, Science & Math Cartoonist Chances are when ...