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What Big Data Can't Tell Us About Health Care : The New Yorker

Jean Malouin, a family doctor in Michigan, woke up one morning earlier this month to an e-mail from a Washington Post reporter, who informed her that a vast release of Medicare payment data from 2012 had identified her as the highest female biller in the country, and the seventeenth-highest over all, with more than seven million dollars in payments. Malouin […]

The Beginner's Guide to Social Media Metrics: Sentiment

Social media can be an incredibly important tool for your business. But it can also be overwhelming. You’re following what’s being said about your industry and brand, your team is trying to produce and share great content, you’re interacting with customers, finding prospects and you’re trying to make sense of it all. The biggest question you’re most likely trying to […]

Insider Stock Trading: Phillip Frost Continues To Increase Stake In …

Welcome to our daily roundup of top insider trades. Here’s a look at the most significant inside purchases recently filed with the SEC.Notable Purchases:

Phillip Frost, Chairman and CEO of multinational biopharmaceutical and diagnostics company Opko Health (NYSE:OPK), bought 129,800 shares of company stock for $1,043,618.

George Sakellaris, CEO of energy efficiency solutions provider Ameresco (NYSE:AMRC), bought 73,689 shares of company stock for $515,823.

Donald Hess, director at […]

Stock Market News for April 09, 2014 – April 9, 2014 – Zacks.com

Benchmarks snapped a three-day losing streak and ended higher on Tuesday after bargain-hunting investors bought momentum and technology stocks. Utilities stocks also jumped after investors favored less-volatile stocks.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure to read today’s Ahead of Wall Street articleThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) gained 0.1% to close Tuesday’s trading session at […]

Stock Market News for April 07, 2014 – April 7, 2014 – Zacks.com

Benchmarks ended in the red zone, dragged down by declines in momentum and bio-tech stocks. The day’s initial gains, largely a result of encouraging monthly jobs data, were eroded by the end of the trading session. The S&P 500 and Dow ended in the negative territory after reaching intraday all-time highs. Also, selling pressure in technology stocks dragged the Nasdaq […]

Tweed Marijuana Inc. fourth most-traded stock on TSX Friday …

Tweed Marijuana Inc., the first publicly traded Canadian producer of the drug, rose from its private placement price as it began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange.Tweed rose to $2.52 at 2:07 p.m. in Toronto Friday, up 183% from the issue price of 89 cents based on a private placement on March 7. The shares sank from an opening price […]

Stock Market News for March 31, 2014 – Zacks Investment Research

Markets snapped two days of losses and ended higher on Friday boosted by encouraging consumer spending data. However, benchmarks lost some of their initial gains as the bio-tech stocks adversely impacted markets in late afternoon. Microsoft’s strong gains following its announcement of launching Microsoft Office on iPads propelled the Dow to end in the green.For a look at the issues […]

Stock Market News for March 26, 2014 – Zacks Investment Research

This page is temporarily not available. Please check later as it should be available shortly. If you have any questions, please email customer support at [email protected] or call 800-767-3771 ext. 9339.Markets ended higher on Tuesday after better-than-expected consumer confidence data boosted investor sentiment. Bio-tech stocks also helped to end the two-day losing streak. The positives offset any negative […]

AWM Global Advisors | Stock Market Valuation Weekly Series

Drivers of Consumer Demand
Are we headed for another 2000 or 2007 type correction? While we do not expect a selloff of that magnitude, we are concerned that the stock market has gotten ahead of the economic fundamentals. Last year, S&P 500 went up by over 30%, while the U.S. GDP only grew by 1.9% in real terms. We expect the […]

Stock Market News for March 25, 2014 – Zacks Investment Research

Benchmarks ended lower on Monday dented by escalating tension over Crimea and another drop in the bio-tech stocks for the second straight day. Investors’ confidence further dipped over growing concerns about China’s economy. The day’s encouraging domestic economic numbers failed to avoid the losses.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure to read today’s Ahead of […]