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Hedge Funds Find an Edge With Big Data
December 7, 2018 Technology
In the investment world, Big Data has become big business. Alternative data provides intelligence that is relatively unknown to the rest of the market. Get Ready to Say Goodbye to Cash!
December 6, 2018 Best of Series, Currency, Economy
Payment solutions firm Visa is making an effort to encourage small-business owners to use its services. Visa received entries from across the United States for its Visa Cashless Challenge. And 50 businesses won. They each received $10,000 to spend on improvements such as digital commerce enhancements, point-of-sale upgrades, etc. These conveniences help businesses attract customers […] Is Microsoft the Next $1 Trillion Company?
December 5, 2018 Investment Opportunities
Microsoft is thriving to such a degree that it briefly overtook Apple as the largest U.S. company by market capitalization last week.src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,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" The Federal Reserve Cooled off the Markets
November 30, 2018 U.S. Economy
Where do we go from here? From my perch, it looks like the markets have already priced in the Federal Reserve’s work, at least in the short term.src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,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" Utilities Stocks Are Outperforming the Market — Here’s Why
November 30, 2018 Investment Opportunities
Utilities are emerging as a safe haven. In the last six months, the SPDR Utilities Index returned 8%. That compares to the S&P 500 Index’s loss of 2.4%.