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TED founder thinks big data needs a big makeover – Engadget

Richard Saul Wurman isn’t a fan of President Barack Obama’s push for data.gov, an online repository for big data. “That’s just politicians talking,” the 79-year-old TED (technology, entertainment, design) conference founder told me. “I think there will be a pushback saying, ‘We don’t understand all this fucking data.’” The way Wurman sees it, that bulk collection of raw information has […]

TED founder thinks big data needs a big makeover

Richard Saul Wurman isn’t a fan of President Barack Obama’s push for data.gov, an online repository for big data. “That’s just politicians talking,” the 79-year-old TED (technology, entertainment, design) conference founder told me. “I think there will be a pushback saying, ‘We don’t understand all this fucking data.’” The way Wurman sees it, that bulk collection of raw information has […]

Stock market manages slight gain after choppy day | Stock market …

Originally published May 16, 2014 at 6:33 AM | Page modified May 17, 2014 at 2:43 AM

NEW YORK — Better results from retailers and demand for telecommunications shares helped push the stock market to a small gain on Friday.Telecoms rose the most among the 10 industries in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index. Their jump followed news that […]

Jeff Saut: In The Stock Market, The Primary Trend Is Still Up | Stocks …

After the workshop, another student took us out to Claiborne, the thoroughbred farm where Secretariat was buried. He was one of the great racehorses of all time. We went to his grave. He was buried in an eight-foot mahogany coffin with a gold satin lining. My student told me, “They don’t usually bury the whole horse, but he was special. […]

The Promise [sic] of Big Data | emptywheel

22 pages into the White House report on Big Data, this paragraph appears:Government keeps the peace. It makes sure our food is safe to eat. It keeps our air and  water clean. The laws and regulations it promulgates order economic and political life. Big data technology stands to improve nearly all the services the public sector delivers.It presents several claims […]

Stock Market News for May 01, 2014 – May 1, 2014 – Zacks.com

The Federal Reserve’s upbeat view on the economy’s prospects and their decision to further trim the monthly bond repurchase plan helped benchmarks end higher on Wednesday. The day’s initial decline owing to weak first-quarter economic growth was completely offset by the time markets closed. The Dow closed at a record high and the S&P 500 closed just 7 points […]

West Side High School Students Win Stock Market Challenge « CBS …

Chicago Doctor Among Three Americans Shot Dead In AfghanistanA pediatrician from Chicago was among three people shot and killed by a security guard at a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. 1643Man Struck, Killed By Semi In Noble SquareA source said a truck driver who had just been involved in a minor crash with a minivan was standing outside his […]

Stock Market News for April 17, 2014 – Zacks Investment Research

Benchmarks ended higher on Wednesday primarily boosted by encouraging industrial production data and better-than-expected Chinese economic data. Yahoo’s higher revenues also contributed to the bullish mood. Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen’s speech in New York was another positive factor yesterday.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure to read today’s Ahead of Wall Street articleThe Dow Jones […]

Stock Trading Alert: Further Uncertainty As Stocks Continue To …

Stock Trading Alert: Further Uncertainty As Stocks Continue To Fluctuate By: Paul Rejczak | Mon, Mar 31, 2014 SharePrintEmailStock
Trading Alert originally published on Mar 31, 2014, 6:48 AM:Our intraday outlook is neutral, and our short-term outlook remains neutral:Intraday (next 24 hours) outlook: neutralShort-term (next 1-2 weeks) outlook: neutralMedium-term (next 1-3 months) outlook: neutralLong-term outlook (next year): […]

Technical Analysis VS Fundamental Analysis – March 25, 2014 …

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I hear it all the time. I see the goofy looks. I feel the awkward stares. Being a technical analysis guy at Zacks is like wearing a Cardinals […]