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When Big Data Marketing Becomes Stalking – Scientific American

SA Forum is an invited essay from experts on topical issues in science and technology.
Many of us now expect our online activities to be recorded and analyzed, but we assume the physical spaces we inhabit are different. The data broker industry doesn’t see it that way. To them, even the act of walking down the street is a legitimate data […]

Vietnam Stocks – Capitalize On A Turnaround In Sentiment And …

Looking for a turnaround story in emerging market equities that is decoupling from the general deterioration in the asset class seen over the last months? The Market Vectors Vietnam ETF (VNM) might be worth a deeper look.As most emerging markets, Vietnam was severely hit by the global financial crisis in 2008/09. As in many other emerging countries, the rapid pre-crisis […]

If by “Big Data” You Mean “Big Campaign Donations” | emptywheel

President Obama has named the people who will help John Podesta accomplish this task.I have also asked my Counselor, John Podesta, to lead a comprehensive review of big data and privacy. This group will consist of government officials who—along with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology—will reach out to privacy experts, technologists and business leaders, and look […]

White House to Examine Big Data Industry in a Post-Snowden Light …

A blog post released by the White House this afternoon suggests the fallout from leaker Edward Snowden’s disclosures last year about the National Security Agency’s widespread surveillance projects will spread far beyond questions about government monitoring.A presidential working group is to examine how large-scale data collection and analysis by the private and public sectors for purposes outside of intelligence or […]

Did We See Stock Market Cycle Top Last Week? – The Market Oracle

Did We See Stock Market Cycle Top Last Week?Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Jan 20, 2014 – 03:30 PM GMTBy: Anthony_Cherniawski

I have been reviewing my long-term charts and have been updating them. I was surprised when I discovered that today (January 18) is exactly 5.16 years from the November 21, 2008 low in the NDX. I […]

Stock Market Emotions Vs Reasonable Bearish Argument :: The …

Stock Market Emotions Vs Reasonable Bearish ArgumentStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Jan 15, 2014 – 02:25 PM GMTBy: Anthony_Cherniawski

I am certain that you have already read some blog (or two) calling for the market to go higher. So be it. Here is the bearish argument. Not very many analysts look for a Triangle Wave (b).  […]

GOLDMAN: Why Stocks Are Not In A Bubble – Business Insider

REUTERS/Caren FirouzStocks had a fantastic year in 2013, surging 30% even as earnings growth was quite modest.
This discrepancy has more and more people freaked out that the stock market might be in a bubble.Yes, stock market valuations may be getting pricey.But Goldman Sachs’ Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani and Brett Nelson don’t think stocks are in a bubble.They think bubble-like conditions exist when […]

Stock Market SPX Makes Weekly Key Reversal :: The Market Oracle …

Stock Market SPX Makes Weekly Key ReversalStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Jan 14, 2014 – 09:48 AM GMTBy: Anthony_Cherniawski

SPX has made a weekly Key Reversal today, declining beneath last Monday’s low. There may be a probability of a bounce to retest its hourly mid-Cycle resistance at 1825.60, but so far it […]