Benchmarks ended mostly lower yesterday, dragged down by weak corporate earnings results. A drop in the initial claims numbers failed to lift benchmarks to the green and the S&P 500 had to retreat from an all-time high. The index returned to the red zone considering the year-to-date period. Financials were among the biggest decliners, dragged by weak results from behemoths […]
The NASDAQ 100 (NDX) is down 0.48% mostly because of concerns over the ability of industry leaders, like Intel (INTC), to maintain growth as the PC industry slows down.Intel (INTC) stock was down after the company reported mixed earnings and provided flat guidance. Currently, the share price is down 4.35%.Semiconductors & EquipmentiShares PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector (SOXX): -0.48%Overall, semiconductor stocks […]
Editor’s Note: The following is a guest column by J.C. Parets, Founder & President at Eagle Bay Capital.Uranium is an area that investors have mostly stayed away from over the last few years. The media doesn’t like talking about it either. How many articles or T.V. spots do you see regarding the uranium trade these days? This is very different […]
Tuesday’s trading session was a comeback day for the benchmarks as they recorded their best gains this year just a day after suffering heavy losses. Retail sales data was a big boost for the markets along with gains in the technology sector. The gains eroded most of yesterday’s losses and diluted concerns arising out of Friday’s weaker-than-expected nonfarm payroll data.For […]
A surprise weaker-than-expected US jobs report left investors wary about betting big on equities; thus leading the benchmarks to end on a mixed note. While the Dow ended in the red, S&P 500 and Nasdaq managed some gains, aided by certain defensive stocks. The drop in the blue-chip index was also consistent with weekly numbers, as only the S&P 500 […]
Markets ended mostly in the red yesterday after Fed minutes raised concerns about fading gains from the bond purchase program. The reaction to the Fed minutes dragged Dow and S&P 500 lower, but Nasdaq managed some gains. Even the positive private jobs report failed to provide sufficient impetus. In fact, the positive numbers was a concern since such data might […]
Benchmarks ended in the red once again yesterday, hurt by mixed economic numbers. The third-straight decline for S&P 500 meant this was the index’s worst start to any year in about 10 years. Service sector data indicated a slowdown, while new orders for factory goods improved. Among the sectors, technology and consumer discretionary were among the biggest laggards, while financials […]
Markets’ volatile run on Friday ended with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq ending in the red, while the Dow managed to close in the positive zone. Investors weighed lower-than-expected domestic vehicle sales and Fed official Charles Plosser’s warning of “aggressive” rate hike against Fed chairman Ben Bernanke’s defense of the central bank’s economic measures. The S&P 500 ended in the […]
The listless trading session on Monday came to an end almost at levels from which the benchmarks started trading. Nonetheless, the Dow’s minute gains helped it to finish at another record high. Also, the benchmarks look comfortably placed to notch record annual performance in many years. There was little activity on the economic front, which perhaps further restricted the benchmarks […]
5 Steps to Improving the Customer Experience with Big Data
Guest post by Lisa Arthur, CMO of Teradata Applications and author of the new book Big Data Marketing (Wiley). Follow her on Twitter @LisaArthur.Technology advancements are making it easier for people to constantly, effortlessly and sometimes unknowingly generate massive amounts of data every second. Lurking in the sprawling data […]
