News tagged with volatility


Markets still a good litmus test for the economy, finance expert says

Other Sciences / Economics

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Don't put much stock in rumblings that financial markets are a faulty barometer of the nation's economic climate, a University of Illinois business expert says.


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

Other Sciences / Other

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

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 ...





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A costly diagnosis: Alzheimer's disease takes toll on memories, and money too

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alzheimer's disease takes a devastating emotional toll on families but it also is one of the most expensive conditions to treat because of its progressive nature, requiring increasing assistance with eating, bathing and other ...


Vampire mania a perpetual fad in pop culture

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- They're everywhere. Like knee boots, capes and cloaks, vampires are trendy again. In books and movies, on magazine covers, TV and the Internet -- it's hard to avoid blood suckers in the media lately.


Q&A: What does Wall Street?s recovery mean to Main Street?

What does Wall Street's recovery mean to Main Street?

Other Sciences / Economics

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(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 ...


A technician of German automaker Volkswagen's adjusts a mini gas-fired power plant

Home power plants project unveiled in Germany

Technology / Energy

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (21) | comments 23

An ambitious project was unveiled in Germany on Wednesday to install mini gas-fired power plants in people's basements and produce as much electricity as two nuclear reactors within a year.


Prototype NIST Method Detects and Measures Elusive Hazards

Prototype Method Detects and Measures Elusive Hazards

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A chemist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has demonstrated a relatively simple, inexpensive method for detecting and measuring elusive hazards such as concealed explosives ...


Dead ahead: Similar early warning signals of change in climate

Dead Ahead: Similar Early Warning Signals of Change in Climate, Ecosystems, Financial Markets, Human Health

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (19) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- What do abrupt changes in ocean circulation and Earth's climate, shifts in wildlife populations and ecosystems, the global finance market and its system-wide crashes, and asthma attacks and ...


Safer, denser acetylene storage in an organic framework

Safer, Denser Acetylene Storage in an Organic Framework

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- The century-old challenge of transporting acetylene may have been solved in principle by a team of scientists working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. A NIST research ...


Climate change could deepen poverty in developing countries, study finds

Climate change could deepen poverty in developing countries, study finds

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (8) | comments 5

Urban workers could suffer most from climate change as the cost of food drives them into poverty, according to a new study that quantifies the effects of climate on the world's poor populations.


Winning While Losing: New Strategy Solves 'Two-Envelope' Paradox

Winning While Losing: New Strategy Solves 'Two-Envelope' Paradox

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (34) | comments 42

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Australia have taken a step toward resolving a seemingly simple yet unsolved paradox known as the "two-envelope" problem. They’ve worked out a new strategy that can enable ...


Electronic nose created to detect skin vapours

Electronic nose created to detect skin vapours

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A team of researchers from the Yale University (United States) and a Spanish company have developed a system to detect the vapours emitted by human skin in real time. The scientists think that these substances, ...



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