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Part two of an interview series with Mark Braunstein, Director of the Health Systems Institute at Georgia Tech, and columnist at InformationWeek. A decade or so ago only a very few professionals used the term Logistics, yet it very quickly moved from an IT and Operations handle into the boardroom. Dr. Braunstein explains how data logistics […]
Every hour, NASA’s missions collectively compile hundreds of terabytes of information, which, if printed out in hard copies, would take up the equivalent of tens of millions of trees worth of paper. This deluge of material poses some big data challenges for the space agency. But a team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., is coming up with […]
by David John Marotta and Megan RussellKeynesian economists have cited the rising U.S. stock market as evidence that the economy is picking up steam. Then they’ve been surprised by the unemployment and lack of hiring. The stock market, despite record highs, is not correlated to the performance of the overall economy.The misery index is an economic indicator of unemployment plus […]
RENCI Researchers and Partners Help Plan Big Data Conference
Published: January 8, 2014 RENCI staff and partners involved in the National Consortium for Data Science (NCDS) will play a major role in planning the The Second IEEE/ASA International Conference on Big Data Science and Computing. The conference, called BigDataScience, will be held at Stanford University May […]
Benchmarks ended in the red once again yesterday, hurt by mixed economic numbers. The third-straight decline for S&P 500 meant this was the index’s worst start to any year in about 10 years. Service sector data indicated a slowdown, while new orders for factory goods improved. Among the sectors, technology and consumer discretionary were among the biggest laggards, while financials […]
The year started with indices settling in the red on Thursday as investors chose to book profits. Incidentally, after the benchmarks’ record multi-year annual gains in 2013, they started a year in the red for the first time since 2008. The drop came despite a fall in initial claims number, which further underscored economic strength. Tech bellwether Apple was a […]
Stock Market News Today, Jan. 2, 2014: U.S. stocks are kicking off the New Year on a heavy note in today’s trading, with the Dow shedding more than 100 points as investors absorb fairly positive reports on jobless claims and U.S. manufacturing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average today is down 0.7% at 16,454,74, while […]
Most Americans are not exactly sanguine about the economy. As CNN reports, according to its latest polling:Nearly 70% said the economy is generally in poor shape, and only 32% rated it good.
Could have something to do with the 4 million or so Americans who are considered “long term” unemployed and are not likely to be helped much by such […]
U.S. stocks spun their wheels for the most part Friday, with the Dow, S&P 500 and NASDAQ registering small losses in a day of quiet trading and limited volatility. The Dow lost one point (or just 1 basis point) for the day, bringing its gain for the week to 1.6%, roughly half the prior week’s gain. The S&P 500 lost […]
The “Fed’s taper decision signals end of era for easy money” blares the Financial Times headline, the day after the U.S. stock market has risen to record levels following the taper announcement. Wasn’t the much-maligned QE that the Fed has begun to taper/reduce supposed to be causing a stock market bubble? So why does starting to take it away trigger […]
