Mimicry among stocks can predict stock market crashes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Since early October 2008, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average began its drop that reached a low point the following March, many questions have been raised - particularly about what caused ...
Analyzing almost 10 million tweets, research finds public mood can predict Dow days in advance
Measurements of the collective public mood derived from millions of tweets can predict the rise and fall of the Dow Jones Industrial Average up to a week in advance with an accuracy approaching 90 percent, ...
Oct 19, 2010 |
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US imposes new rules on high-speed traders
US regulators on Tuesday announced new rules aimed at shedding light on the secretive industry of computerized high-speed trading, which has been blamed for destabilizing financial markets.
Jul 26, 2011 |
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Former physicist investigates May 6 flash crash
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ever since the "flash crash" of May 6, 2010, investors have been wondering exactly what happened that Friday afternoon. As stock markets were trending down due to concern about the debt crisis ...
Apple to unveil iPhone 5 on October 4: report
Apple plans to unveil its next generation iPhone next month, technology blog AllThingsD said Wednesday.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 21, 2011 |
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Apple shares close over $500 (Update)
Apple's stock Monday topped $500 for the first time on Wall Street even as a probe started looking into work conditions at a Chinese factory that cranks out the California company's coveted gadgets.
Feb 13, 2012 |
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Taiwan's HTC rejects fresh Apple patent claim
Taiwan's leading smartphone maker HTC on Tuesday dismissed fresh patent infringement claims by US giant Apple as the legal battle between the rivals escalated.
Jul 12, 2011 |
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The emotional oracle effect
A forthcoming article in the Journal of Consumer Research by Professor Michel Tuan Pham, Kravis Professor of Business, Marketing, Columbia Business School; Leonard Lee, Associate Professor, Marketing, Columbia Business School ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 24, 2012 |
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For the stock market, it's all about Apple
(AP) -- For most of the year, Apple has propelled the Nasdaq forward. In the past few days, it's done just the opposite.
Apr 16, 2012 |
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What does Wall Street's recovery mean to Main Street?
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average, among the world?s most closely watched stock indexes, closed above the 10,000-point mark last week for the first time since October 2008, a milestone that ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Using Twitter to predict financial markets
A University of California, Riverside professor and several other researchers have developed a model that uses data from Twitter to help predict the traded volume and value of a stock the following day.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 26, 2012 |
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With Apple in, Dow would have set record long ago
(AP) -- Apple is the world's most valuable company. The Dow Jones industrial average is probably the world's best-known stock index. So don't they deserve each other?
May 10, 2012 |
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Irrational exuberance behind recent stock gains, says finance expert
A second straight week of stronger-than-expected third quarter earnings from a broad cross section of U.S. industries has held the nation's Dow Jones Industrial Average above the psychological benchmark of 10,000 points for ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Oct 21, 2009 |
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SAP posts better-than-expected net profit
SAP, the German professional software giant, posted a better than expected second quarter profit on Wednesday, and said it would maintain tight cost controls for the remainder of the year.
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Metric predicts stock market 'flash' crashes
The May 6, 2010, stock market crash briefly erased almost $1 trillion in value and plunged the Dow Jones Industrial Average into its biggest intraday fall ever. The market recovered most of its losses within the hour, but ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Dec 03, 2010 |
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