dippoThe most common complaint about the stock market in recent weeks is how dull it’s been. Read Full Article ›› TAGGED: Michael Santoli, Stock MarketRECOMMENDED ARTICLESJune 10, 2014Confident Stock Market: Is This a Good Thing?John Kimelman, Barron’sJune 10, 20145 Reasons Why Stock Market Is Shining BrightAdam Shell, USA TodayJune 10, 2014Stocks Versus Bonds: One Market Could Get PoundedPatti Domm, […]
Yesterday, Facebook announced the open-sourcing of Haxl, a Haskell library used to greatly simplify access to remote data, such as databases and API web-based services. This release continues a trend of Facebook’s strong bent towards data science and the processing of complex datasets, and at the same time sustains a commitment to the open source community.The Haxl project (the combination […]
Editor’s note: Article originally published on May 19, 2014Today I want to examine the relationship between Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and stock market returns. The purpose will be to determine if periods of strong economic growth correlate to strong stock market returns. Does looking at the macro economic data help or hinder you as an investor?Let’s look at the data […]
10JunKristen DiCerbo is a research scientist at Pearson, and co-author of Impacts of the Digital Ocean on Education, where she makes the case for the potential of data to transform teaching by using it to decipher how students learn. Responding to a post on The Guardian by professor Diana Laurillard of the University of London, Kristen argues that realising the full […]
SummaryIn January of 2013 I saw similarities between the stock of Apple and BlackBerry even though they were at opposite ends of the spectrum.
At that time, I suggested a pair trade was in order. I stated to go long Apple and short BlackBerry.
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At the behest of the federal government, and despite laws and President Obama’s recent posturing against this, states have been busy creating data systems to track “their” citizens’ entire lives. Pennsylvania calls theirs—no joke—a “womb to workplace” data collection system. Read Full Article »
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Share”/>EmailShare”/>EmailHUGELY IMPORTANT LESSON FOR ALL MY NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS:Are you investing or gambling? That title immediately caught my eye when I was browsing Investopedia. There are far too many people that believe they are investing, when in reality, all they are doing is gambling like they would at a casino in Vegas; throwing their money around with just a hope that […]
SummaryMany bears, short sellers and potentially objective news reporters keep saying there is too much complacency.
Others say this is the most hated bull market in history, so we should be bullish.
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Car-breakdown group The AA is set to join the stock market — giving it a headstart on rival RAC, which is also said to be gearing up for a float.The AA is owned by private equity firms Charterhouse, CVC and Permira, the same group that brought over-50s insurance and holidays firm Saga (LSE: SAGA) to market last month.Under the bonnetThe […]
apMarket pundits are beginning to freak out about the shortage of people freaking out.Indeed, the last time investors were this blasé about a record-breaking stock market, things were about to get very ugly.On the other hand, there are reasons to doubt that another big storm is brewing. Read Full Article ›› TAGGED: Stocks
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