Two columns or rows of data in Microsoft Excel may contain useful information, but you'll just have a set of numbers. You can give spreadsheet viewers a graphical representation of those numbers by ...

If you understand the definition of a mathematical function, a good way to judge it is that any line drawn parallel to the y-axis intersects with the values in the function’s curve only once. The same ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the management of wealth, portfolios, and finances. The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC or Fed) meets ...

Economists expect the Federal Reserve’s so-called dot plot chart to show a more hawkish monetary policy outlook when the central bank releases it this week, compared with the Fed’s last round of ...

Bank stocks could be in for another great year if the Federal Reserve's latest dot plot turns out to be accurate. The dot plot is updated each time the Federal Reserve votes on whether to raise or ...

Charts have a starring role in humanity’s grand timeline. The ancients tracked the dots in the night sky and plotted celestial patterns, creating their versions of cosmic PowerPoint slides, with clear ...

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Learning and recognizing patterns on price charts can help you make sense of wild crypto price fluctuations. Below are three common patterns to get you started. In technical analysis, chart patterns ...

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Thirteen isn’t necessarily the unlucky number for the Arizona men’s basketball team, but it surely symbolizes its most pressing issue. Looking towards their Nov. 15 opening game against NAU, head ...