In a nutshell, beta is a measure of how reactive a stock is to overall market movements – particularly those of the S&P 500 benchmark index. Obviously, stocks move individually, and for a variety of ...

Beta Technologies filed papers Monday to make an initial public offering of stock on the New York Stock Exchange, a pivotal ...

With the Battlefield 6 open beta available to play via early access, hundreds of thousands of fans are already facing off against other players (and enormous queues). But what about bots? The ...

A software update that installs a new version of a program that has not been thoroughly tested in the user community. When users are offered a beta update, they should be advised that problems may ...

Alpha and beta are two terms that get thrown around a lot in investing. They sound complicated, but they’re actually much simpler than they seem. Here’s what you need to know about alpha and beta in ...

Beta measures the risk or volatility of a company’s share price in comparison to the market as a whole. For example, a company with a beta of 1.1 will theoretically see its stock price increase by 1.1 ...

The term smart beta is alleged to have been invented by the consulting firm Willis Towers Watson in 2006. (Although I have no reason to doubt that claim, neither have I been able to find the original ...