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Crude Oil Forecast July 24, 2014, Technical Analysis » Fx Empire …

Get Forex buy/sell signals directly to your email and by SMS.To learn more click hereLight Sweet CrudeThe light sweet crude market gapped to the downside at the open on Wednesday, but bounce off of the $102.00 level in order to form a positive candle. We even went as far as the $103.50 level, which of course has been resistant. We […]

Big Data Deals: Accenture Teams Up With Hortonworks, Capgemini …

Competition for big data services is heating up as solution provider powerhouses Accenture and Capgemini made simultaneous moves Tuesday, each unveiling a partnership with a prominent enterprise big data management platform provider.Accenture, No. 3 on CRN’s 2014 Solution Provider 500 list, said it had entered into an alliance with Hortonworks, a distributor of the open-source Apache Hadoop data platform. Capgemini, […]

Discussing Social Sentiment with Michalis Michael | Insight Innovation

This video was recorded at the Insight Innovation eXchange North America 2014 The market research industry is one that changes rapidly and rewards innovation. Here, Michalis Michael gives his opinion on the Insight Innovation eXchange conference, the need for redesigning social listening platforms for consumer insights managers, and the nature of insights.This video was recorded at the Insight Innovation eXchange […]

How General Mills Approaches Innovation and the Influx of Big Data …

This video was recorded at the Insight Innovation eXchange North America 2014 Hear Ryan Backer of General Mills discuss how the cereal giant ascribes to the “fail fast” philosophy, incorporates mobile in their research, and the need for future researchers to be adept at handling big data. Click here for the full list of Studio…This video was recorded at the […]

Canadian stock returns to lag U.S. for fourth consecutive year: BMO …

Canadian stock investors are in store for “low-single-digit price returns” in 2014, says a new report from BMO Capital Markets.The muted returns will mark the fourth-straight year that Canadian stocks will underperform their U.S. counterparts, said chief investment strategist Brian Belski.“As the broader de-leveraging of emerging markets and Europe proceeds, coupled with slow grind of over-capacity of metals and commodities […]

FB Flop – Facebook Stock Is Fading as it Hits Critical Mass – The Slant

Facebook (FB) has been on quite a run in 2013, up 100% from its summer lows. But after peaking at almost $55 a share in October, FB stock is fading fast.And given some of the sentiment lately, Facebook stock could remain under pressure for some time.On the sentiment front, big-time investors are starting to sour on this social media giant. […]