the Hamptons resort community, Long Island, New York, United States Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/place/the-Hamptons Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/place/the-Hamptons Written by Laura Payne Laura Payne is a freelance writer whose work covers many topics. She is a former Wayne State University linguistics instructor. Laura Payne Fact-checked by The...

　　 　　Do you have money tied up in stock—perhaps in the company you work for, or shares you bought because you like the company’s products or business model? If so, you’ve hopefully been learning how to read financial statements. You know that the balance sheet shows a company’s assets and liabilities as of a specific date, and that the income...

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　　prompt engineering computer science Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/technology/prompt-engineering Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/technology/prompt-engineering Written by Frannie Comstock Frannie Comstock is a writer based in Chicago. Frannie Comstock Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from...

　　 　　Imagine two businesses operating in the same market, running the same strategies, and offering similar products. Although they’re competing with each other, their earnings and stock performance tend to move in sync. Both are highly correlated; it’s almost like they’re tethered together. 　　When one stock moves up or down, the other tends to follow suit. One stock may significantly...

　　acropolis of Athens ancient citadel, Athens, Greece Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/place/acropolis-of-Athens Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/place/acropolis-of-Athens Written by Meg Matthias Meg Matthias is Senior Video Producer at Encyclopædia Britannica. Meg Matthias Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have...

　　history of Sierra Leone Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Sierra-Leone Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Sierra-Leone Written by Christopher Fyfe Former Reader in African History, University of Edinburgh. Author of A History of Sierra Leone. Christopher Fyfe Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in...

　　Raksha Bandhan Hindu holiday Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Raksha-Bandhan Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Raksha-Bandhan Also known as: Janai Purnima, Rakhi, Rakhi Purnima Written by Charles Preston Charles Preston is Associate Editor for Religion at Encyclopædia Britannica. Charles Preston Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee...

　　Hound Dog song by Leiber and Stoller Actions Cite verifiedCite While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Select Citation Style MLA APA Chicago Manual of Style Copy Citation Share Share Share to social media Facebook X...

　　 　　Market timing—trying to precisely predict and capture market tops and bottoms—is intriguing to many investors. And it’s understandable, as the allure of outsmarting the market to maximize returns can be enticing. 　　But is it reasonable to think that you can time the market to beat the averages, or is it a fool’s game in which the risks outweigh the...

　　Stanislav Petrov Soviet military officer Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stanislav-Petrov Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stanislav-Petrov Also known as: Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov Written by Stella Kleinman Stella Kleinman is an editorial intern at Encyclopædia Britannica for the summer of 2024. She plans to graduate from Brown University in 2025 with...

　　 　　If you’re an active investor who dabbles in penny stocks or cryptocurrencies, you may be aware of two similar types of scams: the pump-and-dump stock scheme and the crypto rug pull. If you’ve ever fallen for one, you might feel like the entire market is a rigged game with you as the target. 　　It’s not, but there are bad...