Over the summer, I’ve given many lectures about SMAC — social media, mobile, analytics and cloud computing.The most popular analytics topics are business intelligence, big data, and novel data visualizations.Recently, Dr. Chris Longhurst, chief medical information officer at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, and colleagues wrote an article in the Big Data Issue of Health Affairs, that suggests a very practical […]
Second quarter GDP gained momentum, fuelled by improved consumer spending. Real personal consumption expenditure accelerated in spring by 2.5% following a 1.2% increase in the first quarter.In addition to this, growth was boosted by a pickup in construction spending, increased business spending on equipment, a bigger buildup in inventories and slightly higher government spending.This rise in second quarter GDP was […]
Another Minor Stock Market TopStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Jul 07, 2014 – 03:35 AM GMTBy: Andre_GratianCurrent Position of the MarketSPX: Very Long-term trend – The very-long-term cycles are in their down phases, and if they make their lows when expected, there will be another steep decline into late 2014. However, the Fed policy of keeping interest rates low has severely […]
Of China’s major cities, Beijing’s pollution problem is probably the worst, causing thousands of premature deaths every year. Its residents are fed up. The growing outrage has forced leaders to declare a “war on pollution,” including the goal of slashing Beijing’s PM2.5— the concentration of the particles that pose the greatest risk to human health—by 25% by 2017. The Beijing […]
Benchmarks finished mostly lower on Monday following mixed economic numbers. A gauge of pending home sales numbers hit its highest level in eight months in May. However, data from the Institute for Supply Management showed Chicago PMI numbers dropped more than expected. For the month, the S&P 500 settled in the green and recorded its best quarterly gains since 1998. […]
June 24, 2014Farm Data Means Big Bucks for Big Data FirmsBig Data companies such as Deere & Co and Monsanto’s Climate Corporation, which have partnered with farmers, retain ultimate control over growers’ field data they collect that could be worth billions — and that doesn’t sit well with farmers, Reuters reports.The companies’ tools help with precision planting, improved fuel efficiency, […]
Golf has never been an exact science. It’s a fuzzy game that many players spend their whole lives attempting to master. Some of that fuzziness, however, may come into focus thanks to a new app for iOS called Arccos. Using something co-founders Sal Syed and Ammad Faisal call “club-to-cloud technology,” Arccos gives golfers the data they need to make better, […]
Benchmarks ended Friday’s trading session little changed following mixed economic reports. While reports on personal income and Chicago PMI numbers were positive, personal consumption expenditure dropped in April for the first time this year. The Nasdaq ended in the red due to declines in tech-bellwethers and bio-tech stocks. However, benchmarks ended in the green for the week and posted their […]
How to Play This Flat Stock MarketStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014May 31, 2014 – 04:39 PM GMTBy: Investment_U
Alexander Green writes: More than a few investors are scratching their heads over the Dow’s performance so far in 2014.It stumbled out of the gate in January and February, then rallied from March through mid-April, then gave up the ghost […]
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