I flew to Amsterdam to report on a high-stakes experiment the city had recently conducted: a pilot program for what it called ...

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You can thank pricing algorithms. These are computer programs that look at factors such as supply, demand and the prices competitors are charging, and then adjust the price in real time.

Several types of trading algorithms help investors decide whether to buy or sell. The key types of algos are based on the strategies they employ. For example, a mean reversion algorithm examines ...

"A key thing about the algorithm is that given different inputs, like, say, time of day or weather or how many customers might be showing up, it might decide on a different price," said Harvard ...