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COVID-19: 11 ways to assess the healthcare sector

As healthcare systems around the world are inundated and drug companies race to find a cure, we struggle to think of a time when healthcare stocks have been in the spotlight as much as they are today. In this report, we discuss 11 ways that investors can use alternative data to (a) broadly monitor the state of the healthcare sector, and (b) identify the companies that matter in the fight against COVID-19.

Intelligence 23 Apr 2020
Quant funds still hiring despite market downturn

Despite the recent market volatility and government guidance advising employees to work from home, hedge funds are still maintaining a strong recruiting presence for technical quant roles.

News 21 Apr 2020
Maxar Technologies partitions geospatial data business

Maxar Technologies has spun off its MDA business unit to a group of private equity investors led by Northern Private Capital.

News 20 Apr 2020
Can social media networks predict the spread of COVID-19?

Published literature finds that a region’s social connections to a COVID-19 hotspot correlates with a higher rate of confirmed cases. We summarise the findings of a research paper that uses social media data for Italy and the US to identify the relationship between social connections and spread of diseases. We also highlight several Neudata-listed data providers for readers interested in applying these findings to practice.

Literature Review 20 Apr 2020
Location data consolidations continue with PlaceIQ/Freckle IoT merger

Earlier this month, location data provider PlaceIQ announced it would acquire Freckle IoT, a Toronto-based retail footfall measurement company

News 17 Apr 2020
Nowcasting COVID-19 (Part II)

In Part II, we continue our assessment the alternative datasets that can enhance nowcasting models. In this report, we focus on the datasets that track business activity, consumer spending, oil prices, inflation and central bank sentiment.

Intelligence 15 Apr 2020
Healthcare, hospitality and retail datasets find favour in COVID-19 tracking models

At the Neudata COVID-19 Virtual Summit on 9 April, Neudata’s head of research spoke to attendees about the most popular datasets that investors are using to track the impact of the virus on global economies.

Events 14 Apr 2020
Manufacturing, consumer sentiment data tapped to measure China’s “back to work” spirit

After several weeks of using data to measure the negative effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on global economies, the rest of the world is now looking to China to measure the speed and likelihood of a recovery.

Events 14 Apr 2020
Search, survey data on track to predict shifting consumer behaviours

The habits that people form during the COVID outbreak are likely to shape consumer purchasing decisions for years to come.

Events 14 Apr 2020
Healthcare data use cases soar in COVID-19 tracking

Investors are turning to unique sources of healthcare data to track public health outcomes in the face of COVID-19.

Events 14 Apr 2020