Jared Ecker is a researcher and fact-checker. He possesses over a decade of experience in the Nuclear and National Defense sectors resolving issues on platforms as varied as stealth bombers to UAVs.

The Producer Price Index (PPI) is the official measure of producer prices within the U.S. economy. It measures the average change in selling prices for goods received by manufactures. The Producer ...

Abstract: In a recent research paper, we use the text of the People’s Daily to develop the Policy Change Index (PCI) for China, a machine-learning-based predictor of China’s policy changes. In this ...

Sometimes it pays to think long-term. There's no clearer example of that than index funds. Investopedia defines an index fund as "a type of mutual fund or exchange-traded fund with a portfolio ...

An index fund can only be as good as the index it tracks. While these benchmarks are usually transparent and rules-based, they are not all equal. Nuances in construction can cause performance to ...

The Kospi Composite Index rallied to a new record high on Thursday, fueled by the ongoing Samsung stock price surge. It soared to a high of KRW 5,660, up by 115% in the last 12 months, making it one ...