BTEK News and Press, BlackRock Future Tech From 04/04/24

2024-04-04 16:25:00 ET Summary Too many companies with solid earnings growth haven’t been rewarded in narrow equity markets. That may be about to change. The market’s resilience reflects a potential turning point for equity investors, in our view. Our research in...

2024-03-22 11:15:00 ET Summary A positive January for U.S. stocks is typically a prelude to a positive year, with our analysis finding the correlation to hold 80% of the time since 1928. Stocks look well-positioned to outperform bonds and cash again this year, but high valuations ...

2024-03-06 01:00:00 ET Summary Q4 earnings revealed a tale of two markets in the U.S., with tech and internet players hitting home runs as other sectors and industries played small ball in comparison. S&P 500 earnings were positive for a second consecutive quarter, with the li...

2024-02-23 04:05:00 ET Summary Within healthcare, an area that has been negatively impacted the last couple of years is the pharmaceutical manufacturing value chain. Several capital goods and materials sectors experienced recessionary conditions last year, which caused weak fundam...

2024-02-13 03:35:00 ET Summary Round up of big tech fourth quarterly results. Will the "year of efficiency" for the tech giants continue in 2024. Artificial intelligence and the impact on capital expenditures going forward. Tech stocks have had a strong start to 20...

2024-02-06 01:30:00 ET Summary Investors experienced a shift in global risk sentiment during Q4, marked by lower inflation and the anticipation of an end to the rate hiking cycle. The prospect of lower interest rates and improved business sentiment has ignited expectations of expa...

2024-02-05 11:50:00 ET Summary We don’t see Q4 earnings challenging upbeat risk appetite even as we see 2024 earnings growth below the consensus. We're overweight U.S. stocks overall. U.S. stocks hit an all-time high last week as mostly solid tech earnings offset some disap...

2024-01-31 02:26:00 ET Summary In the US, December’s Consumer Price Index rose 3.3% year over year, well off its peak of 8.9% in June of 2022, but still above the Fed’s 2% target. We expect labor markets to stay resilient in 2024, but with job creation slowing to mor...

2024-01-31 01:00:00 ET Summary During 2023, the higher rate environment was a source of competition for the equity income category. Higher rates and how it impacts companies really depends on how well-run the company is at the end of the day. If rates stay higher for longer, I...

2024-01-26 11:00:00 ET Summary Mark Mahaney, senior managing director at Evercore ISI, believes bullish trends in digital advertising, cloud computing, and subscription entertainment pricing will help drive tech sector growth in 2024. James West, senior managing director at Everco...