Benchmarks ended in the green on Monday, as investors attempted to predict the Federal Reserve’s next move ahead of its two day policy meeting. Investor sentiment also got a boost from indications of a strong recovery in the economy led by encouraging U.S. manufacturing data and upbeat data from Europe. Two major corporate deals also captured investors’ attention for the […]
The Twitter IPO on November 7 started with an opening price of about $45. After trading between $40 and $45 for the next couple of weeks, the stock has taken off higher.
Some traders are looking for an opportunity to get into the stock, while others might be wondering when to exit the stock to lock in some gains. The analysis […]
Growing Big Data adoption is driving new use cases for gathering, processing and communicating information, as Hewlett-Packard demonstrated this week at its Barcelona conference. The technology titan took the wrapper off HP Earth Insights, a highly specialized analytics solution that lets ecologists work faster and more efficiently.The offering runs a custom dashboarding solution called the Wildlife Picture Index Analytics System […]
Better-than-expected earnings from Hewlett-Packard along with a couple of encouraging domestic reports guided benchmarks higher on Wednesday. Initial claims numbers and the Michigan consumer sentiment report boosted investor confidence. Meanwhile, manufacturing activity in Chicago declined in November from the previous month but came in above market expectations. The technology sector was the biggest gainer among the S&P 500 industry groups […]
Yesterday I was invited to the UK launch of a new personalised video platform, created by Dutch company Rednun.Rednun claims that if you want the biggest impact possible for the maximum number of people, you can’t do it by producing just one video and uploading it on a shared video platform. You need to personally tailor each video for every individual […]
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This Isn’t a Stock Market Bubble… Here’s Whyby Alexander Green, Chief Investment Strategist, The Oxford ClubFriday, November 22, 2013: Issue #2171In the past week, there have been major stories in both The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal – as well as a cover story in Barron’s – asking the same pointed question: Is this stock market a bubble?And […]
BERKELEY In a world awash in data, UC Berkeley is meeting the flood head-on by establishing a new institute to support faculty, researchers and students in their efforts to mine this information in areas as diverse as astronomy and economics, genetics and demography.Berkeley Nobelist Saul Perlmutter describes the new Berkeley Institute for Data Science at a Nov. 12 […]
Dismal corporate earnings reports and lower oil prices dragged the major indices into negative territory on Tuesday. Among the S&P 500 industry groups, the technology sector gained the most. Financials, followed by utilities stocks ended on the losing side.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure to read today’s Ahead of Wall Street articleThe Dow Jones […]
