Originally published December 10, 2013 at 7:17 AM | Page modified December 11, 2013 at 6:27 AM
NEW YORK — Stocks fell modestly Tuesday as investors took a breather from a market that notched yet another record high the day before.The market has hit several all-time highs in recent months, but with the holiday season and end of the […]
Originally published December 10, 2013 at 7:17 AM | Page modified December 11, 2013 at 6:27 AM
NEW YORK — Stocks fell modestly Tuesday as investors took a breather from a market that notched yet another record high the day before.The market has hit several all-time highs in recent months, but with the holiday season and end of the […]
In most of the obvious ways, the stock market is closing out a very big year: The broad indexes are up more than 20% to reach new all-time highs, and the value of U.S. stocks has scarcely ever been greater relative to the size of the economy.Yet in a few subtle but telling respects, the stock market is shrinking.There are […]
Benchmarks ended in the negative territory on Thursday as encouraging economic reports once again intensified apprehensions that Federal Reserve’s tapering may happen sooner than expected. The economy was reported to have expanded at a faster rate and the initial claims number dropped. Now, Friday’s nonfarm payroll report will be keenly watched for further hints on Fed’s taper decision. The Dow […]
It is highly probable that a short-term correction is developing in the markets.The price point to watch on the Dow Industrials is 15750 and on the Transports it is 7100. If these levels hold solidly over the next few days then we will more than likely have a year-end rally. However, if they break over the next week or so […]
The Dow and S&P 500 extended their losing streak into a fourth successive day as strong private sector labor data intensified apprehensions that the Federal Reserve would soon begin trimming its economic stimulus package. Stocks traded lower for most of the session before make up for some losses ahead of the closing bell. The prevailing mood of uncertainty meant that […]
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[Editor’s Note: The following post is by TDV contributor, Jayant Bhandari, writing from India. It is exerpted from this week’s TDV Dispatch, which you can subscribe to here.] I have devoted the last 8 years analyzing companies in the junior resource sector. I still […]
Benchmarks ended in negative territory on Monday as Thanksgiving weekend sales failed to ignite bullish sentiment among investors. Retail stocks were sold heavily, thereby dragging the retail sector and the broader markets. Meanwhile, the upbeat ISM manufacturing report was ignored as investors cautiously await key labor data on Friday. The drop on Cyber Monday comes after the benchmarks notched a […]
Mark Daley, Daley is Associate Professor & SHARCNET Research Chair at Western UniversityBy Mark DaleyThe tools and methodologies of “Big Data” provide us with new – necessarily automated – ways to boil down vast quantities of data into a form that is easier to digest. Critical tools include algorithms for dimensionality reduction, machine learning and large-scale visualization.Beyond Big Data, many […]
Everyone is talking about big data these days. From self-monitoring and stock markets to social networks and surveillance scandals – data is everywhere. No wonder that it’s taking on new expression in contemporary art.
Jonathan Harris’ 2006 WeFeelFine.org project was perhaps the first big data art experiment to leave a serious dent in the increasingly digitalized public arena. By feeding […]
