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Consuming data: comparing FTP and web services…

At Xignite we consume data through a wide variety of formats, such as FTP and web services, and we run tens of thousands of checks against our own services. Let’s look at the differences in consuming data through FTP and web services. When consuming data through FTP you have to: Log into the ...

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Three Sectors Trending in the Trump Rally…

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Last Monday, the stock market staged a big rally when the odds favored Hillary Clinton becoming the next U.S. president. The Dow was up roughly 370 points for the day. The consensus was that a Clinton presidency was good for the market… and a Trump presidency would be bad. But ...

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Medical Training Goes Virtual…

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Imagine you’re a medical student learning how to treat a car-accident victim just rushed into the emergency room. The simulated hospital scene is set. Your patient’s injuries are serious. The environment is chaotic. Nurses, technicians and physician assistants are peppering you with questions. Time is critical. Urgency is depicted in ...

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The Great Dollar Shortage: An Update…

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Four weeks from today, the Federal Reserve will trigger the next stage of the global “dollar shortage.” The best-case scenario is a wicked stock market correction. The worst case is an entirely new financial crisis. Jim Rickards has noted that the Federal Reserve would raise its benchmark fed funds rate ...

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