Surprising numbers behind start-up survival rates

It can be difficult to make general statements about the survival or failure rate in any particular industry.
Evidence is revealing the power, limits, and confounding effects of monetary policy.
Research is uncovering the messages that managers may not be intending to send—and that investors should learn to listen for.
Market performance under Republican presidents may be in part due to timing.
Why understanding dramatic economic events requires searching for the narratives that underlie them.
Venture capitalists doling out millions to back big ideas may be less interested in the product than in the people developing the product, research suggests.
Investors pay less attention to long and complex headlines, and that has an effect on markets.