Stock Market Selloff ResumesStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Apr 11, 2014 – 01:35 PM GMTBy: PhilStockWorld
The pre-market release of an unexpectedly good jobless claims report was ignored by today’s market. The three-day selloff in the S&P 500 that began last Thursday resumed after a two-day reprieve. The index fell steadily through the day with a failed attempt to […]
Internet giants to government: We can spy on customers’ data, you shouldn’t
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A Dovish Fed Feeds the Stock Market RallyStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Apr 10, 2014 – 09:50 AM GMTBy: PhilStockWorld
The interim rally that began yesterday picked up steam today, assisted by 2 PM FOMC minutes, which the market saw as accommodative in removing “outdated” the 6.5 percent unemployment target for raising interest rates. The S&P 500 opened higher […]
A full house for the NCDS Big Data Career EventAs a leader in the growing and evolving field of data science, the National Consortium for Data Science (NCDS) works to share knowledge and recruit a new generation of data researchers to innovate and solve challenges in organizing and managing data.To further this goal, the NCDS hosted a student networking event […]
Even professional traders and investors can’t always speak the language of colleagues working in a different segment of the financial world. With that in mind, we’ve introduced this weekly column, looking at one esoteric or potentially misunderstood finance or trading term every week. After we defined the wonderful word “contango” in last week’s inaugural edition, we’ll now tackle “carry trade.”What Exactly Is a […]
Originally published April 4, 2014 at 6:41 AM | Page modified April 5, 2014 at 3:24 AM
NEW YORK — A slump in Internet and other technology stocks pulled the broader market lower Friday, as traders turned on the same companies they flocked to earlier this year. Google, Netflix and other pillars of the Internet economy took […]
sttAn entertaining CNBC clip currently rocketing through social media networks shows William O’Brien, president of BATS Global Markets, having conniptions over Michael Lewis’s claim (in his new book, Flash Boys) that the markets are rigged. Now that O’Brien has finished reading Lewis’s book, I recommend that he pick up David W. Maurer’s 1940 classic, The Big Con. […]
Look at the Stock Market 4-year Presidential CycleStock-Markets / Cycles AnalysisApr 03, 2014 – 06:39 AM GMTBy: Clif_Droke
For all the bullish 2014 expectations among Wall Street analysts, few if any consider the impact of the long-term cycles. After all, it’s in late 2014 when several major long-term yearly cycles are scheduled to bottom in […]
CNBC screenshotBrad Katsuyama and Bill O’BrienTwo CEOs of exchanges got in a nasty brawl on CNBC’s “Power Lunch” over high-frequency trading.
William “Bill” O’Brien, the CEO of BATS, slammed Brad Katsuyama, the CEO and president of IEX, and author Michael Lewis.Katsuyama is the hero in Michael Lewis’ new book, “Flash Boys.” His firm, IEX, is an alternative exchange. “I’ve been […]
REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueHillary ClintonPotomac Research Group’s Greg Valliere says having Hillary Clinton as president could be great for stocks.
The odds of another Clinton presidency, assuming the former senator and first lady runs, are strong, he says, because the Republican field remains weak. Plus, the GOP continues to struggle among key demographics, including Hispanics and young people.He writes:WHAT WOULD THIS MEAN FOR […]
