Big Data, as the name implies, relates to very large sets of data collected through free or commercial services on the internet.
This massive amount of data arises from sensors, posts to social networking sites, digital […]
Benchmarks tanked significantly on Monday following concerns about corporate earnings numbers and comments from a Fed official hinting at additional tapering. There was hardly any good news for the markets and the triple-digit loss for the Dow dragged it to its worst single-day loss in almost four months. Energy stocks traded lower following a dip in oil prices.For a look […]
NQ Mobile Inc (ADR) (NYSE:NQ) rose 5.50 percent to $12.08 in the current trading session on traded volume of 1 million shares. The company recently announced that it has entered into a strategic collaboration with Ingram Micro Mobility to supply its applications in Europe, Middle East and Africa. NQ Mobile has a market capitalization of $581.95 million and P/E ratio […]
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) is involved in the exploration, development and production of natural gas and oil properties throughout the United States. Chesapeake has a market cap of $17 billion and its stock price is around $27.Many investors would like to know if Chesapeake is still a turnaround story or if it is now ready to trade in line with […]
Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:EROC) jumped more than 15 percent in the current trading session following the news that Regency Energy Partners is acquiring midstream business of Eagle Rock in a deal valued at about$1.3 billion. EROC shares are trading in the range of $5.34 to $6.14 today. The company has a market capitalization of $973.51 million.Rite Aid Corporation […]
Stocks ended nearly flat, as investors took a breather after yesterday’s bull run. Meanwhile the Dow finished at new record high for the second consecutive day. Trading volumes for the day remained low. The energy sector was the biggest gainer among the S&P 500 industry groups while utilities stocks incurred maximum losses.For a look at the issues currently facing the […]
Thursday’s Trade of the Day idea features a stock that has a nice technical set-up and favorable seasonality moving into the new year.
Energy has been a bumpy ride this year compared to the broader market (see: XLE vs. SPY). Oil & Gas Exploration & Production stocks in particular have been struggling in Q4 of this year, and have underperformed in […]
“Big data” may be the most overused buzz-phrase in the smart grid industry today. But that doesn’t mean that managing, analyzing and deriving operational and customer value from the massive amounts of data being collected by utilities isn’t important and valuable — or that utilities aren’t spending on it. GTM Research has pegged the value of the global utility data […]
Stocks declined for the third consecutive day after strong retail sales data caused profit booking and heightened concerns regarding a near term tapering of the Fed’s stimulus program. The S&P 500 closed at a one month low and the Dow dropped by more than hundred points for the second consecutive day. The energy sector was one of the biggest gainers […]
RFID. While its roots are generally traced back to World War II, radio frequency identification technology did not find a supply chain toehold until the 1970s when the first patents were issued. That was the same time frame in which the U.S. government’s Department of Energy asked the Los Alamos National Laboratory to develop a system for tracking nuclear materials. […]
