Dark matter vibes
A dark matter experiment scheduled to go online at the Canadian underground laboratory SNOLAB in the early 2020s will conduct one of the most sensitive searches ever for hypothetical particles known as weakly interacting massive particles, or WIMPs. Scientists consider WIMPs strong dark matter candidates. But what if dark matter turns out to be something […]
Hulu launches a new website specifically designed for watching shows on your computer
Hulu is rolling out an updated web interface today for its users that’s based on the updated UI it introduced last year for its live TV service subscribers. According to the company’s blog post announcing the new design, the interface has been built specifically for the “wide range of motion you have with your mouse […]
Machine Learning Confronts the Elephant in the Room
Score one for the human brain. In a new study, computer scientists found that artificial intelligence systems fail a vision test a child could accomplish with ease. “It’s a clever and important study that reminds us that ‘deep learning’ isn’t really that deep,” said Gary Marcus, a neuroscientist at New York University who was not […]
First detection of matter falling into a black hole at 30 percent of the speed of light
A UK team of astronomers report the first detection of matter falling into a black hole at 30 percent of the speed of light, located in the centre of the billion-light year distant galaxy PG211+143. The team, led by Professor Ken Pounds of the University of Leicester, used data from the European Space Agency’s X-ray […]
There will soon be a new way to play FANG stocks
Starting Monday, investors who have played the momentum in FANG stocks may find some of that juice in a new communications services sector formed by S&P Dow Jones Indices. Three of the four FANG stocks will become part of the new sector, which will replace telecom, as one of the 11 major S&P industry groups. […]
BACK TO BASICS TIME – RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION (RRC), CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION (CHK)
The stock of Range Resources Corporation (NYSE:RRC) witnessed a 49.37% increase from the 52-week low price of $11.93 it recorded on 2018-02-09. Their shares price went up by $0.63 now trading at $17.82. Even though it is still -15.88% behind the $20.65 high touched on 2017-10-05. The last few days have been good for the […]
Cramer: ‘People are too excited’ about pot stocks—’it will end badly’
As shares of Canadian cannabis producer Tilray continued their wild bout of trading on Thursday, CNBC’s Jim Cramer doubled down on his declaration that investors are getting carried away with their enthusiasm around pot stocks. “This whole group has gotten too hot — no argument here,” he said. “Is it a bubble? Absolutely.” “People are […]
The Dow just triggered a chart signal that could mean ‘six to nine months of a higher stock market’
The Dow’s first new high since January, just as the S&P 500 scored another record, is one of a number of positive signs that the bull market still has legs and could be setting up for a breakout, technical analysts say. Stocks surged Thursday as investors pushed aside worries about trade tensions between the U.S. […]
Vancouver hotel occupancy tops other major Canadian markets
More international tourists are flocking to Canada International tourists, especially from China, are bolstering Canadian hotel occupancy, according to recent research by California-headquartered Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services. Expect that to continue: a new Canadian tourism campaign aims to double the number of Chinese visitors and boost the number of international tourists 30 […]
These Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks have been left behind as the index hits a record
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.95% rose to an intraday high Thursday, closing with a 1% gain. The S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.78% was up 0.8% after setting another intraday record, following the latest round of good economic news. Bloomberg said its Consumer Comfort Index had climbed to its highest level since 2001. Meanwhile, […]