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Marginal VaR measures the risk added by new investments in a portfolio. Learn its definition, how it works, calculation, and impact on overall risk management.

Abstract: In real-time nodal marginal cost-based electricity markets, inaccuracies in conventional measurement systems introduce variability in the determination of these costs and the valuation of ...

XRP traders clash over whether spot ETFs and escrow rules are draining exchange liquidity, with validators citing 16B XRP on CEXs versus viral 1.5B shock claims. A debate over XRP supply constraints ...

It is natural for a business to think about cutting costs when margins are tight. As the title implies, there is a right and wrong way to cut costs. The right way, from an economist’s perspective, is ...

One of the REM trains – credit, Reece Martin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cheap, efficient, new and exciting, Montreal’s new automated light rail transit system which recently opened is a major accomplishment for a ...

Escola de Química, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, CT, E, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Energy transition is a global technological transformation driven by greenhouse gas climate ...

President Trump is blaming health insurers for rising health care costs, adopting a populist approach as he seeks to counter attacks by Democrats that the GOP has done too little to keep health care ...

Nvidia earnings are the wrong place to look for evidence of an AI bubble; the company’s margins should be safe if power is the limiting factor. Subscribe to Stratechery Plus for full access. With ...

Beef prices have climbed to record highs, and yet Americans keep buying steaks. Economists say that deep-rooted demand is helping drive prices higher and there’s little sign it will ease anytime soon.

Tesla is licking its wounds after a weak Q3 earnings print. Revenues grew nearly 12%, reversing two consecutive periods of decline. But the sales rebound looks inflated, with demand pulled forward as ...