The common denominator is, successes happen when uncertainty is eliminated by forming strategy around known outcomes.
When uncertainty abounds, pundits strive to differentiate themselves from their peers.
This can be difficult in some cases; when uncertainty remains, we set the video aside.
The main finding was that all measures of stress, both subjective and objective, maxed out when uncertainty was highest.
But when uncertainty increases substantially, the temptation is to freeze to do nothing until the situation becomes clearer.
When uncertainty returned during the financial crisis, and as credit conditions tightened, the saving rate shot up.
"Our models tell us that when uncertainty spikes, job growth slows relative to growth in G.D.P.," Mr. Maki said.
"When uncertainty troubled our nation, President Gerald Ford renewed America's confidence," Gov. George E. Pataki of New York said, introducing the tribute.
Matar is too scrupulous to contemplate that; the book was completed in November last year, when uncertainty, no doubt, still seemed an absolute.
As the truism goes, markets hate uncertainty, and when uncertainty rises, so does the equity-risk premium, which in turn sends stock prices down.
"When uncertainty spreads, as it is spreading now, you focus on defending your profitability," said Ralph F. Hake, executive vice president and chief financial officer at Fluor.
