News tagged with stock market behavior

Using fear to guide smart investments

Playing the stock market can be a risky game. And when the market behaves unpredictably, public fear can lead to erratic investment responses and market chaos.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Investors who 'gamble' in the stock market have same characteristics as lottery players

The socioeconomic characteristics of people who play state lotteries are similar to investors who pick stocks with a lottery quality--high risk with a small potential for high return, and just like the lottery, returns on ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1




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Bird vocalization research could improve poultry production, lower costs

Chickens can’t speak, but they can definitely make themselves heard. Most people who have visited a poultry farm will recall chicken vocalization – the technical term for clucking and squawking – ...

Biology / Other

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study suggests women CEOs face a 'green ceiling' in attracting IPO investors

When it comes to a company’s critical stock market debut, investors are less likely to trust their money to an enterprise led by a female CEO, a University of Utah researcher says.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 04, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Statistical analysis could predict bankrupt stocks

(Phys.org) -- During the 20-year period from 1989 to 2008, 21% of of all stocks listed in US stock markets became bankrupt. Since bankruptcies affect many investors and have played a large role in the recent ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (7) | comments 9 | with audio podcast feature

Study links Google search behavior to GDP

Internet users from countries with a higher per capita gross domestic product (GDP) are more likely to search for information about the future than information about the past, a quantitative analysis of Google search queries ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists find new way to measure economic impact of forest fires

A team of scientists from the USDA Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Research Station and the University of Córdoba in Spain recently developed a new methodology that measures the economic impact of forest fires on ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: The right strategy doesn't guarantee advantage in auctions, real estate or stock market

Who wouldn't pay a penny for a sports car? That's the mentality some popular online auctions take advantage of -- the opportunity to get an expensive item for very little money.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Study links ultrafast machine trading with risk of crash

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the United States, ultrafast trading in financial markets between 2006 and 2011 was the underlying factor for over 18,000 extreme price changes, according to a new study. Neil Johnson, ...

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 19, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 28 | with audio podcast report

US, EU clear Google's $12.5B Motorola Mobility bid (Update)

Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of cellphone maker Motorola Mobility have won approvals from U.S. and European antitrust regulators, moving Google a major step closer to completing the biggest deal in its ...

Technology / Business

created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Storm warning: Financial tsunami heading this way

In today's global village, national coffers are more interconnected than ever before. And as the current economic crisis has proven, a downturn in one country can travel in a wave across the globe, like a financial tsunami. ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 7

Stock market network reveals investor clustering

(PhysOrg.com) -- The stock price of a company continuously changes, going up or down depending on the collective activity of a large number of investors. Although this process seems fairly straightforward, ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (29) | comments 8 | with audio podcast feature


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