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Earnings Beats Not Necessarily Bullish For Stocks StockTwits Blog

Earnings Beats Not Necessarily Bullish For StocksBy Catherine Holahan+ (@cholahan) Editor |
May 7th, 2014

Share on StockTwitsEarnings are nearly over and most companies are surpassing consensus estimates. But there’s considerable debate on StockTwits.com concerning whether the beats are really a bullish sign for the overall market.
Earnings season is 80% over at this juncture – 75% […]

Groupon Spending Too Much. But Stock Could Yet Prove A Deal …

Groupon Spending Too Much. But Stock Could Yet Prove A DealBy Catherine Holahan+ (@cholahan) Editor |
May 6th, 2014

Share on StockTwitsGroupon needs to spend too much money to make money. That was the verdict on StockTwits.com after the group discount site posted a smaller than expected loss on better than anticipated revenues, but fell short […]

IBM Research: Big Data Customer Engagement Solution Unveiled

Editor’s note: This article is by Anshul Sheopuri, research staff member and manager of Consumer Modeling at IBM Research.Skillsoft, a company that develops learning programs for business and government, recently partnered with us to develop new enterprise learning capabilities. These capabilities, based on advanced algorithms, predict optimal times that a business should engage or interact with customers, and also recommend […]

Todd Harrison: The Stock Market In Perspective | Random Thoughts …

Editor’s Note: Todd posts his vibes in real time each day on our Buzz & Banter where subscribers can follow over 30 professional traders as they share their ideas in real time. Want access to the Buzz plus unlimited market commentary? Click here to learn more about MVPRO.Has anyone seen Inspector Kemp?  He’s running around telling anyone who will listen […]

Todd Harrison: The Stock Market Flirts With A Massive Breakout …

Editor’s Note: Todd posts his vibes in real time each day on our Buzz & Banter where subscribers can follow over 30 professional traders as they share their ideas in real time. Want access to the Buzz plus unlimited market commentary? Click here to learn more about MVPRO.Everyone and their cousin Daryl thought the market would bust a move through […]

Reflections of a Newsosaur: Big Data zeros in on ad inefficiency

John Wanamaker, the innovative Philadelphia merchant who pioneered the modern department store in the Gilded Age, was such a fan of newspapers that he is credited with buying the first full-page ad. But even Wanamaker knew that the most efficient form of advertising available in the 1890s wasn’t terribly efficient at all. “Half the money I spend on advertising […]

Big Data suits up : Strata recap + more | #BigDataSV | SiliconANGLE

Our #BigDataSV was a smash hit this week, broadcasting live from theCUBE on SiliconANGLE.tv a host of interviews with Big Data practitioners, thought-leaders, vendors, venture capitalists, and analysts. This week’s Best of theCUBE series is a great place to start, with an awesome interview with Eron Kelly, GM of Product Marketing – Data Platform at Microsoft, and John Kreisa, VP […]

Todd Harrison: Are Darker Days Ahead For The Stock Market …

Editor’s Note: Todd posts his vibes in real time each day on our Buzz & Banter.The markets took it on the chin yesterday, paving the way for the ugliest stock market session in months. It’s all relative, we know—investors are sitting on 30%+ gains from last year—but that was then and this is now. With earnings season in full […]

Investing In Oil Refinery Stocks: Trading The Spread – Seeking Alpha

There’s always a bull market in energy-you just have to know which sub-sector to buy. So where do my subscribers and I make money right now? You might be surprised by the answer, but first some context…In Q3 2103, oil producers in North America were the place to be, as higher international oil prices (Brent) dragged the North American price […]