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Stock market plunges since 2007 – Business Insider

It has been a wild few days in the markets.US markets are rallying Wednesday after an ugly day Tuesday, which saw stocks rally sharply early in the day before a huge sell-off in the final hour of trading.But as interesting as it is to track the play-by-plays, it’s also worth taking a gander at how this recent plunge looks relative to others.This chart from Doug Short highlights […]

Stocks are frighteningly expensive! – Business Insider

Getty Images/Mohd RasfanAs regular readers know, for the past ~21 months I have been worrying out loud about US stock prices. Specifically, I have suggested that a decline of 30% to 50% would not be a surprise.I haven’t predicted a crash. But I have said clearly that I think stocks will deliver returns that are way below average for the next […]

Businesses and the Big Data Skills Shortage | Data Center Knowledge

RICK DELGADORick Delgado is an enterprise tech commentator and writer.Although Big Data is no longer a foreign concept to businesses they still face significant challenges when implementing it into their organizations. And the problem doesn’t stem from understanding its importance. Rather, it lies in finding the right people for the job.Addressing the shortageThere are many reasons the Big Data skills […]

Is the Stock Market Cheap? | AgainstCronyCapitalism.org

Professor Jeremy Siegel thinks it is.His most recent call is that the stock market as a whole is selling for 10-15% less than it should. Fed chairman Janet Yellen in recent testimony didn’t say it was cheap, but she thought it wasn’t very expensive either.Are they right?Consider this. If you compare the price to the corporate earnings, as Yellen said […]

TraderFeed: Three Perspectives on Stock Market Strength

TraderFeed: Three Perspectives on Stock Market Strength

Three Perspectives on Stock Market Strength
The cumulative line of NYSE TICK has once again hit all-time highs, as large cap indexes now stand close to their own high water marks. Overall, I am not seeing a change in the bull market dynamics, though there has certainly been a high degree of sector rotation.The […]