Since May, the Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) has taken off, out-performing the S&P 500 SPDR (SPY) by several percentage points and establishing itself as the top performing sector over the last few months. These four stocks have led the charge, racking up more than 10% gains in the last month alone. As the S&P 500 SPDR and Technology Select Sector SPDR […]
Getting started in day trading Penny stocks and small caps can be a very easy process. Yet most people do not know what that process is or where to find the proper resources for websites, education, brokers, alerts etc. So in this Blog post I’m going to give to 5 tips on how to get started trading penny stocks!1. EducateFunny you […]
If you are interested in getting involved in stock market trading there are a number of things to be aware of. Firstly, if you know little about the subject you will need to become more familiar with it. There are a number of resources that will help you to learn the basics of stock trading. Remember, the key to being […]
SummaryRight now investors love what the Federal Reserve is doing even though more and more commentators want the Fed to start moving to higher interest rates.
The stock market remains near historic highs even though many indicators, like CAPE, point to the market being over-valued.
Even if the stock market is over-valued, the crucial question concerns the timing of a downward adjustment.
Investors […]
SummaryWhile we cannot totally eliminate our bias, we can look at data objectively to reach a less biased conclusion.
Black Monday has a very significant impact on the statistical risk measures for the S&P 500.
It is justified for long-term investors to remove Black Monday from the risk analysis.
If Black Monday is included than gold has somewhat lower risk measures than stocks; […]
MIT CDOIQ promises strong overview of Big Data issues Bert Latamore | July 21stREAD MORETheCUBE this week goes to MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for the Chief Data Officer Information Quality (MDOIQ) conference Wednesday and Thursday, providing comprehensive coverage of the challenges of Big Data, from ensuring data quality to information governance. TheCUBE will webcast all the general sessions and Wikibon CEO […]
After Thursday’s stunning news about Malaysia Airlines MH17 being targeted, and hit, with a surface-to-air missile — while comfortably flying at a cruising altitude of 33,000 feet — renewed fears of travel are now top-of-mind. And even though the aftermath remains to be felt in political and financial circles, the one thing many Wall Street analysts are wondering today is […]
Stock Market Crash Nightmare!Stock-Markets / Financial CrashJul 21, 2014 – 03:03 PM GMTBy: Nadeem_WalayatMy yesterdays article painted a picture of a stock market that has failed to correct the consequences of which were for sowing the seeds for a more violent future correction that could even risk triggering an end to the 5.5 year stocks bull market that began in […]
Researchers at the University of Liverpool’s Institute of Infection and Global Health are building the world’s most comprehensive database describing human and animal pathogens, which can be used to prevent and tackle disease outbreaks around the globe.
The Enhanced Infectious Diseases (EID2) database has been developed by the Liverpool University Climate and Infectious Diseases of Animals (LUCINDA) team and is funded […]
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There has been a great deal of talk about the housing recovery. Sales of existing homes steadily rose between mid-2011 and mid-2013 on the back of a weak U.S. dollar and an increase in the money […]
