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Facebook And Pinterest Bulk Up Their Big Data Teams – Business …

Social Media Insights is a daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. Sign up for a free trial of BI Intelligence today.terrykimuraPINTEREST READY TO DECIPHER BIG DATA: Pinterest has acquired an image recognition and visual search startup called VisualGraph. With the acquisition, Pinterest reveals that it is working on big data problems […]

Register for 14 Jan 2014 @AFCEABethesda Big Data Technology …

The AFCEA Bethesda chapter is known in the DC community for pulling together some of the most virtuous/mission focused events in the community. If you are unfamiliar with them I’ll just say that the attitude of this group of volunteers is always focused on doing the right thing for critically important missions and they have a great reputation for collegially […]

Fuel Fix » Texas Republican's energy stock trades draw scrutiny

Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan. (AP Photo/Waco Tribune Hearld, Duane A. Laverty)WASHINGTON — As a former oil industry executive and a member of the House Natural Resources Committee, Texas Rep. Bill Flores is at the center of big debates about offshore drilling, hydraulic fracturing and domestic energy supplies.He also is a big trader in energy stocks.According to Flores’ most recent financial […]

Fuel Fix » Texas Republican trades energy stocks

Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan. (AP Photo/Waco Tribune Hearld, Duane A. Laverty)WASHINGTON — As a former oil industry executive and a member of the House Natural Resources Committee, Texas Rep. Bill Flores is at the center of big debates about offshore drilling, hydraulic fracturing and domestic energy supplies.He also is a big trader in energy stocks.According to Flores’ most recent financial […]

2014 Questions For Stock Market Bears [PowerShares QQQ Trust …

Systemic Fear Not As High As It Once WasWhy was the stock market able to break out from the 13-year consolidation pattern we covered last Friday? The bigger picture answer may lie in the answers to these five sub-questions:Does economic data support an imminent recession? Is Europe on the brink of a currency crisis? Are the technicals screaming be careful? […]

Five 2014 Questions for Stock Market Bears | Chris Ciovacco …

Systemic Fear Not As High As It Once WasWhy was the stock market able to break out from the 13-year consolidation pattern we covered last Friday? The bigger picture answer may lie in the answers to these five sub-questions:Does economic data support an imminent recession?
Is Europe on the brink of a currency crisis?
Are the technicals screaming be careful?
Is the Fed […]

Stock Market Investor Expectations Also Need Tapering As We Enter …

Stock Market Investor Expectations Also Need Tapering As We Enter 2014

Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Dec 28, 2013 – 01:02 PM GMTBy: Sy_Harding

Psychologists say much of the reason investors have such a dismal record of buying high and selling low, of being excited and buying enthusiastically at market tops and then bailing out in disgust at market […]

Stock Market News for December 18, 2013 – Zacks Investment …

Benchmarks ended in negative territory on Tuesday, as investors cautiously awaited the outcome of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting to gain further insights into the Fed’s next move. The two-day policy meet is expected to decide on the future of the Fed’s stimulus measures. The two-year budget deal also sailed through a test vote in the Senate, indicating that […]

Strong opportunities and some challenges for big data security …

My friends on Wall Street and Sand Hill Road will likely place a number of bets on big data security analytics in 2014. Good strategy as this market category should get loads of hype and visibility while vendor sales managers build a very healthy sales pipelines by March. Yup, there should be plenty of opportunities for big data security […]

Big turnout for launch of big-data center

BERKELEY — It was standing room only in Sutardja Dai Hall’s Banatao Auditorium, with many more watching monitors in the overflow section, at Thursday’s high-energy launch of the Berkeley Institute for Data Science.On hand to celebrate (left to right): Vice Chancellor for Research Graham Fleming, Moore Foundation’s Vicki Chandler, Chancellor Dirks and BIDS director Saul Perlmutter (Peg Skorpinski photo)Right […]