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The 2 Forces Driving the Current Stock Market Boom

Stocks are flat as a new week begins: The only movement to speak of is in the Russell 2000, down about a third of a percent.The S&P 500 sits at 1,865, about 25 points below its all-time closing high on April 2.“Last week was very one-sided,” says Jonas Elmerraji of our trading desk. “In just four trading sessions, the S&P […]

Big Data Meets Tiny Storage! | Britannica Blog

Our thanks to The Why Files for permission to republish this post.Data can be a drag. Whether you work in weather, satellite surveillance, astronomy, or particle physics, data is stacking up. Even as hard disks get larger and cheaper, some say DNA, the information reservoir of life, could offer a dramatically better storage mechanism.Because DNA contains four letters—A, C, G, […]