One part of the market has held on, another part seems to be falling apart.
Over the last month or so the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrials have essentially moved sideways, but the Nasdaq and Russell 2000 have clearly trended lower.
Tech stocks, and specifically biotech stocks, have really taken a beating. However, there has been a slight recovery over the […]
Imagine a map that shows years of rising sea levels in a matter of seconds, and the water is surrounding your house. There might soon be an app for that.
That’s the sort of visualization that the Obama administration believes can spark action toward climate adaptation in communities around the nation. To help push technologists to create these new climate tools, […]
Black Monday: Panicked Russian markets crash 10 percent over UkraineBy Agence France-PresseMonday, March 3, 2014 8:41 ESTTopics: President Vladimir Putin ♦ ukraineMoscow (AFP) – Russian stock markets Monday crashed almost 10 percent and the ruble plunged to historic lows in value against the dollar and euro, as alarm grew over the potentially disastrous economic consequences of military intervention in Ukraine.Russia’s […]
Federal Reserve’s decision to further trim the economic stimulus plan dealt a heavy blow to benchmarks yesterday, which were already suffering following dismal earnings releases earlier in the day. Benchmarks hit multi-months low and S&P 500 is now at its worst monthly performance since May 2012.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure to read today’s […]
Hammered by weak economic data in Asia, South American turmoil and a stream of weak earnings reports from blue chips like IBM (IBM) and McDonalds (MCD), the S&P 500 (^GSPC) is down sharply for the weak and off more than 1% in 2014. The drop wouldn’t even be worth mentioning if not for the fact that it’s been well over […]
Originally published January 24, 2014 at 7:41 AM | Page modified January 25, 2014 at 2:19 AM
Fear is back in the market.Investors are worried about slower economic growth in China, a gloomier outlook for U.S. corporate profits and an end to easy-money policies in the United States and Europe. They’re also fretting over country-specific troubles around the world […]
Analysis of people’s perception on Nelson Mandela’s deathWho was Nelson mandela? An anti-apartheid revolutionary, an ex-south Africa president, a war prisoner, a philanthropist, or a politician?
Madiba, as he was known by his followers, served as the president for South Africa during the 1990s. He fought apartheid and will be remembered as one of the most iconic leaders in […]
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The notion that online sentiment is a critical risk factor, especially in the context of stock markets and share trades, is gaining momentum. Australian Dionne Lew, the CEO of The Social Executive, wrote an article for Leading Company titled “Social media: Love it or loathe it, the ASX says you can no longer ignore it” in which she highlights the […]
