For the past decade, Microsoft’s (MSFT) share price has been somehow stagnant. However, according to the outgoing CEO, Steve Ballmer, it is the market that is failing to recognize the company’s value. Understandably, some may view this as an excuse but if you think of it, he has a point. However, it’s during Ballmer’s tenure at the helm of the […]
Daily Technical Analysis – 25 November 2013November 25, 2013 by Craig Erlam in Technical analysisEURUSDThe euro is looking bearish again this week, having failed to break back above the ascending wedge. Even the weekly chart is looking a little bearish, with last week’s candle being a hanging man, signalling a trend reversal. It is worth noting that this is not […]
This Isn’t a Stock Market Bubble… Here’s Whyby Alexander Green, Chief Investment Strategist, The Oxford ClubFriday, November 22, 2013: Issue #2171In the past week, there have been major stories in both The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal – as well as a cover story in Barron’s – asking the same pointed question: Is this stock market a bubble?And […]
On Tuesday November 19thVSS Monitoring, a leading provider of network packet brokers (NPBs), launched their Big Data Visibility solution. The system combines network data with big data from external sources to allow analysis of that data as a single dataset. Thus making the Big Data Visibility solution the industry’s first to capture, groom and distribute network data to both network and application […]
The Dow finally recorded its first close above the 16,000 mark yesterday driven by encouraging jobs data. The Nasdaq too finished in the green while the S&P 500 snapped its three-day losing streak. Meanwhile, annual inflation rate came in lower than the Federal Reserve’s target. President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and a voting member of the […]
Everyone is talking about big data these days. From self-monitoring and stock markets to social networks and surveillance scandals – data is everywhere. No wonder that it’s taking on new expression in contemporary art.
Jonathan Harris’ 2006 WeFeelFine.org project was perhaps the first big data art experiment to leave a serious dent in the increasingly digitalized public arena. By feeding […]
There has been a lot of talk lately that ‘Big Data’ is just BS. Peter Houston looks beyond the hype to reveal what companies should be focusing on.Peter Houston Do you remember the first time you heard the phrase ‘Big Data’? Chances are, unless data’s what you do, it was last year. Big Data became big when the World Economic […]
Benchmarks eroded the day’s gains after Federal Reserve minutes suggested that tapering may begin in the in “coming months”. However, the timing of the action depends on what economic conditions suggest going forward. The day marked the S&P 500’s third-straight fall while the blue-chip index moved still further from its 16,000 mark. The healthcare sector was the only gainer among […]
Last week we looked at how to buy a stock that blew up. The stock we looked at was Akamai Technologies (AKAM) that closed a week ago at $46.53. A week later it is trading at $45.22 — well-within its normal weekly trading range of $2.54. I still like AKAM’s potential upside.This week we are going to explore how we […]
Daily Technical Analysis – 21 November 2013November 21, 2013 by Craig Erlam in Technical analysisEURUSDWe’re seeing a bit of a recovery in the euro today, following an aggressive sell-off yesterday. This came as a result of a rumour that circulated around negative deposit rates being used as stimulus in the future over other rate cuts. Talk of further stimulus so […]
