Falling stock prices lead to increased hospitalisations for mental disorders, according to new research published today in the journal Health Policy and Planning.Researchers assessed the relationship between stock price movements and mental disorders using data on daily hospitalisations for mental disorders in Taiwan over 4,000 days between 1998 and 2009. They found that a 1000-point fall in the Taiwan Stock Exchange […]
As big data has evolved beyond buzzword status to become a substantive force that is helping business, government and individuals gain helpful insights, the issue of data privacy has moved to the forefront. While the quest for insight has rarely been stronger or more necessary, concern over protecting the privacy interests of individuals has given many parties pause.Looking at health […]
A drop in initial claims and encouraging results from Disney helped benchmarks achieve their best single-day performance since Dec 18. The gains somewhat offset weekly losses and Friday’s session will be crucial to help benchmarks post a rare weekly gain. Consumer discretionary sector was the best performer for the day among the S&P industry groups.For a look at the issues […]
Yes, we have heard it all before. A new information technology comes along and it is lauded as a sure fire tool for solving intractable societal problems. We heard it with radio, computers and the Internet. And now the buzz is all about Big Data. The thing is, this time it could be true.Big Data (the collection and analysis of […]
Weaker-than-expected domestic manufacturing data hammered benchmarks yesterday and the markets witnessed their worst selloff in many months. Nine of S&P 500’s industry groups slumped, with this index along with the Dow suffering their worst declines since June 20. Nasdaq had its biggest single-day decline since June 1. The decline on the first trading session of February came right after benchmarks […]
After a blistering rally that took stocks to record highs last year, January could not have been more different, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell more than 5%.In the first month of the year, traders worried the financial health of both the U.S. and smaller nations meant stocks were too dangerous to continue owning for the time being, […]
U.S. stocks are sliding and yields are plummeting as Treasuries surge following the release of much worse than expected manufacturing survey data from the Institute of Supply Management.The headline index from the ISM report tumbled to 51.3 from December’s 56.5 reading, indicative of a sharp slowdown in American manufacturing in January. The consensus Wall Street estimate called for a much […]
A “dark pool” may sound like a mysterious water source or an untapped oil well. In reality, it’s a finance term: Dark pools are privately run stock markets that do not show participants’ orders to the public before trades happen. They are a growing presence in stock trading, now representing at least one-eighth, and possibly much more, of all stock […]
American stock markets are important to our economy and their efficiency and effectiveness impacts the broad economy. How can we build on their strengths and tackle areas of concern to achieve the best combination of economic efficiency and fairness? On January 30, the Economic Studies Program at Brookings held an event to discuss key current policy issues, including dark pools […]
As long as there have been markets, people have been driven by greed to make irrational investment decisions. When enough people get in on the action, valuations — the prices of securities — go haywire, soaring to obscene heights and then crashing in a shower of crushed dreams.Chasing performance, taking on excessive risk and selling at inopportune times are all […]
