“As the rest of the society, from business and economics to journalism and art, wakes up to the power of big data, the world of research is, ironically, not doing nearly enough to embrace the power of information. A big-data mindset involves more than having a lot of petabytes on your hard drive, and science is falling short in three […]
Another Interesting Stock Market JunctureStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Aug 24, 2014 – 01:46 PM GMTBy: Tony_CaldaroUS markets rise for third week in a row. The week started off with a gap up on monday, and then continued to rise every day until thursday. When it hit a new all time high at SPX 1995. A pullback on friday ended the […]
Big data could bring “a second Age of Enlightenment”, according to PwC partner Matthew Tod, an expert in digital analytics.“We’ll understand what is going on in our world much better,” he argues. It will “turn the lights on”.But businesses need to act fast, he says, not just because they risk being left behind but because it may become more difficult […]
All-Time Highs in the Stock Market are Perfectly NormalBy Ben Carlson· Wednesday,August20th,2014By Ben Carlson, A Wealth of Common Sense
“If you think the market’s “too high” wait ’til you see it 20 years from now.” – Nick Murray
In late July the S&P 500 closed at an all-time high level of roughly 1,988. It was the 26th all-time high based on the […]
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The average global internet user spends two and a half hours daily on social media, and information on their activity — gathered under the catch-all ‘big data’ — reveals a great deal about what makes them tick.
Now, social networks are making significant investments in putting this data to work to deliver personalized content, and […]
From (inter)objective Big Data to (inter)subjective Deep DataMichel Bauwens16th August 2014
The real problem of big data is that we are increasingly outsourcing our capacity to sense and think to algorithms programmed into machines. While this seems very convenient and cool at first and offers access to services that many of us want, it also raises a question about who actually […]
Stock Market Ukraine-Triggered Volatility, But a Flat FinishStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Aug 16, 2014 – 04:13 PM GMTBy: PhilStockWorldCourtesy of Doug Short: Today was a busy one for economic updates: the Producer Price Index, Industrial Production and Consumer Sentiment. But the market was primarily focused on the international scene — most notably the conflict in Ukraine. The S&P 500 rose […]
Get all the tech funding news of the day delivered straight to your mailbox! Sign up for Funding Daily and never miss a deal.In today’s funding: Big money for online learning driven by big data, arm sleeve health sensors, and … VCs pour money into rehydration powder, for some reason.Desire2Learn raises $85M for web-based teaching platformBig data is everywhere. It’s usually […]
SummaryGlobal capital flows are growing.
So much so that the net of these flows are often greater than a country’s international trade balance.
The implications of these growing capital flows for investors are discussed in the article.
©Elliott R. Morss, Ph.D. All Rights ReservedIntroductionThe law of supply and demand ultimately determines the prices of goods/services. And this holds for stock markets “prices” and […]
Analysis of people’s perception on Robin Williams death
Robin Williams was a popular Americal actor, stand-up comedian, film producer, and screenwriter. His many acclaimed films include Popeye, The World According to Garp, Good Will Hunting, Hook, Aladdin, Mrs. Doubtfire, Jumanji, Night at the Museum, and so on. He is best remembered for his voice role as the Genie in the animated […]
