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Nuclear Stock Market – All Things Nuclear

Fission Stories #191News such as last year’s closure of four nuclear power reactors, this year’s closure of another reactor, and Exelon’s claim that many of its reactors cannot break even absent even greater subsidies suggests that now might not be the best time to invest in nuclear technology. But it doesn’t mean that nuclear technology need not be considered when […]

Stock Market Report: Chiefs – Daily Norseman

When you witness a 35-12 win, one tends to feel rather bullish about the Minnesota VikingsThere was a lot to like from Saturday nights drubbing of the Kansas City Chiefs.  Sure, there were some moments that made me feel that this team has a ways to go, but it’s nice to see the Vikings go on the road and win […]

GOP Firm Counts on Big Data for Down-Ballot Races – Washington …

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Voters in Miami, Fla., hold up signs as they walk to an early voting site to cast their ballots on Aug. 11, 2014, the first day of early voting for the Aug. 26 primaries and nonpartisan elections. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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One of the big questions that emerged from the 2012 White House race is whether down-ballot candidates […]

Holder Cautions on Risk of Bias in Big Data Use in Criminal Justice …

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WASHINGTON—Attorney General Eric Holder warned Friday that a new generation of data-driven criminal justice programs could adversely affect poor and minority groups, saying such efforts need to be studied further before they are used to sentence suspects.In a speech in Philadelphia to a gathering of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Mr. Holder cautioned that […]

Your guide to international Big Data universities: IBM edition …

The Big Data market is expected to grow to $28.5 billion by the end of 2014 and to top $50 billion by 2017, according to a recent Wikibon report. With the growing market comes millions of new Big Data and Analytics jobs that are being created across the globe. But the amount of new jobs far outweigh the number of […]

HomeTrust Bancshares & Jefferson Bancshares Deal: Another …

Lately, small regional and community bank stocks have been written on as the ‘Trade of the Decade. ‘
In the aftermath of the real estate and credit crisis, bank stocks collapsed in value and many of the smaller ones were valued at a fraction of their tangible book value. As regulators rushed to close the barn door (after the horse got […]

Why You Should Buy Businesses, Not Forecasts | Benzinga

As the New Year gets under way there has been lots of predictions, discussion, ruminations and outright guesses about what will happen in the stock market over the next 12 months.
The truth is that this is unknowable in advance. There is a lot that can go right, as many global economies are showing signs of improvement, but there is also […]

Big Data Beyond Business Intelligence: Rise Of The MBAs | Datamyze

Repost from Forbes article by John FurrierEvolving quickly alongside today’s business demands, the data scientist profession is faced with the challenges of interdisciplinary rarity.  And the job pool is struggling to keep up.  Just as we’re beginning to put Big Data in its place, its human counterpart seeks definition within the modern enterprise.Can the data scientist keep up with today’s growing data […]