The many rewards of paying bills late
Bloomberg View
Quandl partner Dun & Bradstreet presented research on the significance of late payments at our Alternative Data Conference back in January. Bloomberg summarizes. Read More See the Data
Succeeding with alternative data and machine learning
Domino Data Lab
Data scientist Kathryn Hume recently left Fast Forward Labs to join Toronto-based integrate.ai. Before she left, she gave this informative talk on succeeding with alternative data. Read Article
Data replaces oil as world’s most valuable resource
The Economist
According to The Economist, data has become “the oil of the digital era.” While this has created opportunity for tech titans, it also raises questions about data antitrust laws. Read More
MapD open sources GPU-powered database
MapD
MapD continues to innovate. They have open sourced the MapD Core database and associated visual libraries, enabling others to harness the power of GPUs. Read More
Wall Street wants your waste
Waste Dive
Quandl CEO Tammer Kamel chimes in on an odiferous alternative data source: waste production. It’s true what they say — “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” Read More
Powering lending portfolios with alternative data [Web Seminar]
National Mortgage News
Buy-side alternative data provider Yodlee sets their sights on the lending community, offering their data to power lending portfolios. Read More
Neudata names Dr. Robert Benson advisor in London
Automated Trader
Neudata recently appointed Stephen Morse as advisor in the US. Now they’ve named Dr. Robert Benson as an advisor in London. Read More
All the president’s friends: political access and firm value
The National Bureau of Economic Research
This paper suggests that corporate executive meetings with policymakers predict positive abnormal stock returns (abstract only). Read More