The US Federal Reserve (Fed) looks likely to tighten monetary policy further, as inflation and unemployment move closer to its targets — underlining the strength of the domestic economy — but, while awaiting more substance on policy initiatives, we remain cautious
about predictions of an end to the pattern of modest US growth seen in recent years.
Prophecy was not
about prediction of the future, and any Freshman Bible student knows.
Jesus was speaking to the disciples
about his prediction of his death.
As time passed during those last years, we almost forgot
about the prediction of imminent death.
(1) What proof do government bureaucrat «scientists» provide that they are right
about predictions of runaway global warming?
Whether the model fitting process is «science» or just «ad hoc fitting» ultimately depends on precisely on how it's done, how much verification is done afterwards, what claims one makes
about the predictions of the model one develops (or concocts) this way and what is going on in the modeler's head.
Seems to me that the point at which you should crow
about predictions of future temperatures being wrong is the point at which any known magnitude of year - to - year fluctuation (anomalies?)
Here's an article from Forbes magazine
about the predictions of the first climate model from 50 years ago.
I never liked reading
about these predictions of the future that only look at the habits of the upper middle class and white collar.
Not exact matches
The demographic data firm Sperling's BestPlaces based its
predictions on factors including cost
of living, access to transportation, infrastructure, and education, updating its analysis as the e-commerce giant continues to tease new information
about the massive project called HQ2.
From pronouncements
about the «death
of literature» to
predictions of shorter books, the pay - per - page system is being roundly criticized.
Facing opposition from internet pioneers, online companies, members
of Congress and the vast majority
of Americans — all
of whom are worried
about broadband providers offering cut - down packages
of services rather than the full internet — he released a jokey video scoffing at their dire
predictions.
Here are his
predictions about the future
of e-commerce and payments.
The
prediction comes as the price
of Bitcoin rises 17 % to
about $ 8,000.
It studies DNA in the blood, detecting biological signs
of cancer and then making
predictions about where the cancer is and what kind
of treatments would work best.
There are also those who insist China's blistering growth rate is sustainable, saying
predictions about the demise
of China's economy are nothing new.
I published a whole slew
of predictions for 2017 at the end
of December, but a recent conversation had me thinking hard
about the future
of social media.
If we're talking
about a model trained on data to make
predictions, let's stick with ML (a subfield
of AI).
Every year, those
of us who work in marketing, PR and advertising come out with some bold
predictions about what the future will hold for our respective industries.
Allaire told me that he believes the strange mishmash
of Mandarin and English concocted there is likely to become the lingua franca
of the future, a
prediction that reminded me
of what sci - fi enthusiasts might have said
about a Japanese - English hybrid in the «80s, when the cyberpunk aesthetic
of Neuromancer and Blade Runner held sway.
Now his latest
prediction about the future
of jobs is picking up steam.
And,
of course, there are the endless
predictions about the death
of retail as we known it.
Prediction: The next generation
of entrepreneurs will care less
about image than business success.
They're no longer automotive companies either — they're now calling themselves «mobility» companies, just in case all those
predictions about the end
of car ownership come true.
A significant portion
of the TSC hearing focused on Haldane's now famous Fish comment, as well as broader issues with economic forecasting — something that has come to the fore in the UK since economists were almost unanimously wrong in their
predictions about the immediate impact
of Brexit on the British economy.
The YouTube videos contain no video footage or stills
of the upcoming episode, just the man speaking in Spanish
about his «
predictions.»
Having proved his ability to handle crystal ball work, Buffett, 86, was asked by this writer — an 87 - year - old friend
of his — whether he might care to make a
prediction about total returns over the 17 years starting now and ending late in 2033.
A panel
of experts make
predictions about the impact
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment act
of 2009.
By asking this question, the researchers could compare participants»
predictions about how many ideas they would generate with the actual number
of ideas they ended up generating during the second interval.
According to its news release, Knowingly offers a number
of online services, including one called iForetold — which allows people to post their
predictions about the future — and a tool called Correctica that does copy - editing for websites.
Electric vehicle sales have been abysmally disappointing, making up only
about 1 %
of the annual global market; five years ago, there were
predictions that we'd be headed toward 15 % to 20 % by now.
Start making bolder claims in your articles, and making bigger
predictions about the future
of your industry.
They've made a myriad
of predictions, one
of which is that in
about thirty years, 2049 to be precise, a robot will have written a New York Times bestseller.
Canadian food producers are enthusiastic
about the new TPP and the government's
predictions of increased pork and beef exports to Japan.
Readers are cautioned that these forward - looking statements are only
predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results due a variety
of factors, including, among other things, that conditions to the closing
of the transaction may not be satisfied, the potential impact on the business
of Accompany due to the uncertainty
about the acquisition, the retention
of employees
of Accompany and the ability
of Cisco to successfully integrate Accompany and to achieve expected benefits, business and economic conditions and growth trends in the networking industry, customer markets and various geographic regions, global economic conditions and uncertainties in the geopolitical environment and other risk factors set forth in Cisco's most recent reports on Form 10 - K and Form 10 - Q.
Those
predictions largely have come true: Recent McKinsey research reveals that 10 percent
of the world's largest firms generate
about 80 percent
of all profits.
And yet, there's a long history
of strident push back against such proposals and wrongheaded doomsday
predictions about the damage they will do to business.
Recently, when I wrote
about how email as we know it will become obsolete by 2020, several readers took issue with the
prediction, arguing that email might change but we will still rely on it as a primary form
of digital communication.
About five years ago, Malcolm Gladwell, author of bestselling books like The Tipping Point and Blink, made this prediction, basically writing off the power of social media for businesses: «In about five years, everyone will head back toward traditional advertising.&r
About five years ago, Malcolm Gladwell, author
of bestselling books like The Tipping Point and Blink, made this
prediction, basically writing off the power
of social media for businesses: «In
about five years, everyone will head back toward traditional advertising.&r
about five years, everyone will head back toward traditional advertising.»
That victory was the culmination
of a controversial, years - long rebuilding strategy that Sports Illustrated presciently wrote
about in 2014, even going so far as to put a
prediction that the Astros would win the pennant in 2017 on the magazine's cover.
Futurist (and current director
of engineering at Google) Ray Kurzweil has made a lot
of predictions about the future — and many
of them have come true.
As Grantham's
prediction clearly demonstrates, cryptocurrencies have divided market participants and investors
about the true nature
of its rally.
They talk
about getting up to 3 or 4 %, which looks unlikely given that 10 year rates are at 2 % and as you pointed out their
predictions of 10 year rates increasing have always been wrong.
Dianne Denison helps us prepare for what may be in store with her 2018
predictions about the Industrial Internet
of Things (IIoT).
Of course, those returns are only available to those that participate in the stock market, and participating in the market implies some sort of prediction about the futur
Of course, those returns are only available to those that participate in the stock market, and participating in the market implies some sort
of prediction about the futur
of prediction about the future.
Instead
of making your own
prediction about the future, you can analyze the market's
prediction by quantifying the cash flow expectations baked into the market's valuation
of a stock.
The Antipodes team cautioned that timing is a large part
of getting a short call right and therefore approached making
predictions about what to bet against in 2017 with some trepidation.
We are talking
about 1 person and a big decision — like being able to pay the electricity and buy bread — I know I do not want to HOPE that the
prediction of my money lasting 50 years with an x percent withdrawal is accurate.
Understanding Coke or Wrigley is knowable... but we have never bought a business or not bought a business because
of any macro feeling
of any kind... We don't want to pass up the chance to do something intelligent because
of some
prediction about something that we're no good at anyway.»
Mark Bourassa, associate director
of the Center for Ocean - Atmospheric
Prediction Studies at Florida State University, echoed the skepticism
about scale.