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  Three key indicators to watch like a hawk in 2019

  Want to know whether there’s going to be a U.S. recession, a trade-war flare-up, or corporate implosions? You could obsess over news and social media – or skim a few proxy indicators like the price of soybeans, the Treasury yield curve, and the number of stocks in bear territory.

  2 January 2019
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  Winner’s curse defeats numbers game at World Cup

  A Breakingviews calculator predicted 14 of the 16 teams that made the soccer tournament’s knockout stage. But the analysis of player values, home support and participation did not foresee defending champion Germany’s early exit. The data now points to Brazil lifting the trophy.

  29 June 2018
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  Numbers add up to Germany retaining World Cup

  Who will lift soccer’s ultimate trophy in Russia this summer? Breakingviews ranked the 32 contenders according to player values, population, home support, and participation in the sport. Put them all together, and Germany is best placed to successfully defend its crown.

  29 May 2018

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  19 October 2017

• Dubai could create its own demographic dividend

  26 September 2016

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