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George Soros Doubled His Bet That The Stock Market Is Going Down

REUTERS/Bernadett SzaboGeorge SorosOne day every quarter, the world’s big fund managers reveal some of what they’re buying and selling in their 13-F regulatory filings.
Generally speaking, these revelations aren’t taken too seriously as they are 45-day-old snapshots. But over the weekend, one gigantic $1.3 billion position raised some eyebrows.Soros Fund Management disclosed that it held put options on 7,090,000 million shares […]

February 18, 2014 BySam Ro bernadett, clients-worry, generally, goldman, management, reuters, spdr, szabo, world, worry Comments Off read more

Big Data on Patients | HIStalk Connect

Big Data, capitalized for emphasis and hype, is all the rage in every industry. Healthcare is no exception. Companies and investors are betting big on the power of data. Healthcare produces a lot of data that is growing exponentially, so it’s ripe for reaping the benefits of its unification and analysis. I’ve heard a lot of descriptions for Big Data. […]

February 17, 2014 ByTravis Good ccda, data, fhir, financial, genetics, health, healthcare, internet, management Comments Off read more

How does Big Data help us understand the vastness of space? Ask …

SMembers of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab’s Data Science community — including Rob Witoff, Tomas Soderstrom, and Andrew Hart — are here to answer our questions about using data, visualization, modeling, and just what we might be able to do with it all in space.Top image: A visualization from the IT data science team analyzing education & diplomas across JPL. The […]

February 11, 2014 ByRia Misra data, earth, laboratory, management, nasa, propulsion, science, soderstrom, technologies, tomas, tomas-soderstrom, witoff Comments Off read more

Making Big Data Management Easier | Intel Science & Technology …

Today at the O’Reilly Strata Conference in Santa Clara, Calif., ISTC Researcher Magdalena Balazinska of the University of Washington is presenting a talk entitled, “Can We Make Big Data Management Easier?” This post summarizes her talk. It highlights her team’s current and ongoing work to simplify the management of Big Data by using cloud infrastructure and delivering Big Data management […]

February 11, 2014 ByHedgeChatter conference, magdalena, magdalena-balazinska, management, science, seattle, sql, university Comments Off on Making Big Data Management Easier | Intel Science & Technology … read more

US stocks end slightly higher in quiet trading | CharlotteObserver.com

NEW YORK The stock market ended up more or less where it began Monday in a quiet day for investors who had little economic data or company earnings to react to.Analysts said the market is likely to remain in a holding pattern until traders hear from Janet Yellen in her first testimony before […]

February 10, 2014 ByAP Markets Writer KEN SWEET apple, capital, chief, exchange, financial, hasbro, management, market, nasdaq, street, yellen Comments Off on US stocks end slightly higher in quiet trading | CharlotteObserver.com read more

Stock Market: Shrewd Bet Or Stupid Gamble? [SPDR S&P 500 ETF …

Trillions of dollars have been lost and gained over the last five years. The extreme volatility strangled investment portfolios, and as a result, millions of investors capitulated by throwing in the towel and locking in losses. Melted 401ks, shrunken IRAs, and beat-up retirement accounts bruised the overarching psyche of Americans to the point they questioned whether the stock market is […]

February 9, 2014 ByWade Slome baseball, capital, group, king, league, management, market, SCM, security Comments Off on Stock Market: Shrewd Bet Or Stupid Gamble? [SPDR S&P 500 ETF … read more

Online appliances retailer AO to float on London Stock Exchange …

AO made profits of £8.1m as its sales rose nearly 30% in the year to March 2013 The founder of Appliances Online, who set up the business following a £1 bet in a pub, is set to scoop £400m in cash and shares when the business floats next month.AO, as the internet-only retailer is now known, is expected to be […]

February 7, 2014 BySarah Butler amazon, asos, british, consumer, currys, europe, london, management, market, private, white, year Comments Off on Online appliances retailer AO to float on London Stock Exchange … read more

Stock Market News for February 06, 2014 – February 6, 2014 – Zacks …

Favorable service sector data failed to add enough strength to the benchmarks yesterday as they suffered another round of losses. A choppy session saw the benchmarks open lower, followed by S&P 500 and Dow’s momentary halts in the green zone, after ultimately closing in the red. Separately, private employers were reported to have added lesser jobs than expected.The Dow Jones […]

February 6, 2014 ByZacks Equity Research company, consensus, corporation, energy, industrial, management, nasdaq, private Comments Off on Stock Market News for February 06, 2014 – February 6, 2014 – Zacks … read more

Stock Market News for February 05, 2014 – February 5, 2014 – Zacks …

Benchmarks were finally able to close in the green yesterday, helped by some encouraging corporate numbers. Gains from pharma major Pfizer also helped benchmarks notch up a rare win, which came a day after benchmarks had suffered their biggest losses since last June. Discretionary stocks led the gains for the S&P 500’s industry groups.For a look at the issues currently […]

February 5, 2014 ByZacks Equity Research company, corporation, disney, major, management, michael, michael-kors, monday, pfizer, stock, street Comments Off on Stock Market News for February 05, 2014 – February 5, 2014 – Zacks … read more

Huttig Building Products: A Housing Stock Trading … – Seeking Alpha

Huttig Building Products (HBP) is a large distributor of doors, decking, and millwork. They sit as a middleman between manufacturers and companies like ProBuild who cannot carry such a large array of inventory. Prior to the downturn, this is a company that saw nearly 130 years of consecutive profitability. Huttig was spun out of Crane in 1999/2000 time frame. Michael […]

February 5, 2014 ByTeenie Cap Research cfo, consumer, king, management, millwork, prior, private, stock, supply Comments Off on Huttig Building Products: A Housing Stock Trading … – Seeking Alpha read more

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