Category Archive: Finance
The Reality Of VR/AR M&A
Despite Facebook’s blockbuster $3 billion Oculus acquisition in 2014, VR/AR has been too early stage for large scale mergers and acquisitions (M&A) so far. But that’s set to change in the next 12 to 18 months, so let’s look at what could drive M&A deals going forward. Where Digi-Capital’s Augmented/Virtual Reality Report Q1 2017 and deals database tracked $1.5 […]
Visualizing The Evolution Of The American Economy Over The Past 50 Years
The American economy and the industries that power it have experienced fascinating change over the last half century. An interesting way to track that change is by following the largest, most powerful companies in the United States as they make their way up and down the annual Fortune 500 list. Slant Marketing has done just that […]
ETF Watchlist: Week Of April 24
After a couple of relatively quieter weeks, things are going to pick up in a big way. Volatility remains modest but a slew of economic data, earnings reports and events from the political front could make this a more turbulent week than we’ve seen lately. There’s almost too much going on to summarize in one […]
Cloudera Wants To Be The King Of Modern Enterprise Data
Exponential growth in data creates new demands for which traditional data management techniques like relational databases are not satisfactory. The pervasive nature of the internet and the so-called IoT has ensured that the exponential growth of data remains unchecked. visualcapitalist.com The point of processing this type of data is to be able to react – […]
EUR:USD In Battle To Redefine Resistance As Support
As can be seen from the following monthly chart of the EUR:USD Forex pair, after today’s (April 23) first round of the French Presidential election, price is currently in a battle to regain a foothold above major resistance at 1.09. A break and hold above this level could see a further push to the next major hurdle around 1.15. At the […]
Nasdaq Technicals Net Bullish As Breakout Readies
Things are looking good for the Nasdaq as technicals return net bullish after a brief period of bearishness. This coincided with the index nestled against resistance helped by Friday’s tight intraday action. The index is nicely placed for a breakout on Monday, especially given the relative outperformance of the Nasdaq against its peers. As […]
Is The Bounce Over?
As anticipated, the market was ready for a rally, and SPX obliged with a 32-point bounce which came in three distinct phases and were a display of Fibonacci symmetry. At first, the index retraced .382 of the decline from 2378 before pulling back. The second phase went to .50 before reversing, and finally, the third […]
Here’s Goldman’s Sunday Evening Take On Markets After The French Vote
Were you looking for more coverage on the outcome of the first round of France’s electoral trial by fire? Probably not. But that’s too damn bad, because it’s going to be coming fast and furious over the next 12 or so hours. If you want a quick snapshot of Street reactions and a cautionary bit […]
Preferred Stocks: Performance, Volatility And Risk-Adjusted Returns
Public market investors generally invest in two types of securities: common stocks and bonds. Common stocks represent ownership in the underlying company, accompanied by voting rights for issues of corporate importance. Bonds are debt instruments with a fixed coupon payment and predetermined maturity date. Companies issue bonds when they need to raise capital but do not wish to dilute their […]
EUR/USD At 5-month High Despite Real Results Showing Le Pen Leading
Votes are being counted in France and they show extreme-right candidate Le Pen is leading with over 25%, with Macron behind with 21%. This is the opposite of the exit polls, which put Macron on top. Update After counting 20 million votes, Le Pen still leads but the gap is smaller: 24.4% against Macron with 22.2%. Fillon is third with […]
