There's nothing worse than watching someone plunge into an ice-cold pool. They resurface, shivering, and - despite being pretty cosy yourself - you begin to shiver too. This is because, much like ...

Learn how financial contagion spreads economic crises globally, affecting markets and economies at domestic and international levels, and its historical examples.

How to achieve calm in a state of panic. Source: Zoffness In the face of COVID-19 and now vaccine hesitancy, we’re seeing a viral spread of anxiety contagion. Panic is as contagious as any pathogen ...

It was probably “mass hysteria”. Such outbreaks – variously called mass psychogenic disorder, mass sociogenic illness, epidemic hysteria or mass hysteria – are all types of social contagion.

Benzinga - On Friday, the U.S. federal government stepped in to take over Silicon Valley Bank (NASDAQ:SIVB) in an effort to ensure depositors don't lose trust in the banking system. The Federal ...