Dr. Jan de Jeu, vice president of the University of GroningenA few weeks ago IBM, ASTRON, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, and the University of Groningen (UoG) formed the European Research Center for Exascale Technology (ERCET) to address some of the greatest societal challenges facing The Netherlands today including energy, healthcare and water management.One of the orchestrators of the […]
Low and Expanding Risk Premiums Are the Root of Abrupt Stock Market LossesStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Aug 13, 2014 – 05:56 PM GMTBy: John_MauldinRisk premiums. I don’t know anyone who seriously maintains that risk premiums are anywhere close to normal. They more closely resemble what we see just before a major bear market kicks in. Which doesn’t mean that they […]
In my recent VentureBeat post, I explored the emerging field of crowd science, how this sub-niche of data science is at the intersection of analytics and psychology, and how we apply it to our customers’ innovation processes at Mindjet. Since then, I’ve stumbled upon numerous articles and news events that involve concepts from crowd science, leading me to believe it […]
Indexes gyrated around the unchanged area in the morning, followed by some light selling later in the day. The S&P 500 fell 0.16% and NASDAQ 0.27%. Reuters reported on Tuesday that Russia has sent a 280 truck convoy to Ukraine carrying humanitarian aid, which the receiving country says it may block. NATO fears the aid may be a disguised bid […]
About 60 percent of organizations are in the process of shifting resources from their existing data management investments to Hadoop, according to research from Wikibon.org, while 30 percent intend to begin on the journey by the end of the year. For Chris Selland, a former longtime analyst and current vice president of marketing and business development at Hewlett-Packard Co.’s Vertica […]
Markets ended in the green on Friday as news of Russia terminating its military exercise near its border with Ukraine offset concerns about U.S airstrikes over Iraq. The Dow registered its largest gain in last 4 months on Friday. Friday’s gains helped erode all of the week’s losses as geopolitical tensions and rate hike fears offset upbeat economic and earnings […]
SummaryIs recent stock market action significant or just a blip to Dow 40,000?
What is the market telling us from a historical perspective?
Does this market pass the “eye” test?
The recent stock market action reminds us that it is important to evaluate the broader picture. This comment applies whether you are a trader taking a position for as little as a day, […]
* US stock markets rose from the open on Friday, recording their biggest single session gain in five months, as tensions on the Ukraine/Russia borer eased.* European stock markets have held at their lowest levels for over three months, recording their first consecutive weekly losses in over six months. After market close the futures have risen as the tensions at […]
Stock Market Retail Investors About to Get Fleeced AgainStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Aug 10, 2014 – 06:22 PM GMTBy: PhilStockWorldCourtesy of Pater Tenebrarum, The Acting Man writes: Mistiming the MarketAs a small addendum to our previous post on the market situation, here is a chart recently posted by the “Short Side of Long”. It shows the cash allocation reported by […]
Mumbai, Aug 9 : A dip in the global sentiment led by geo-political tensions and the Reserves Bank of India’s decision to keep key interest rates unchanged weighed heavy on the Indian equities market in the week just ended. The markets lost 0.59 percent in the week ended Aug 8 from its previous weekly close on Aug 1. Markets’ analysts said weakness in […]
