FTXL News and Press, First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF From 01/31/24

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...

2024-01-26 01:30:00 ET Summary Investors could consider finally buying bonds under the assumption that they will earn reasonable yields and, when we do have periods of slowing economic growth and/or market shocks. Equities will remain a ballast and will likely continue to be drive...

2024-01-22 20:25:00 ET Summary A table that Refinitiv publishes only occasionally is valuable since it gives perspective on the S&P 500 sector’s market cap weight in the benchmark, versus that same sector’s earnings. The problem in the late 1990s for large-cap te...

2024-01-22 12:50:00 ET Summary Geopolitical fragmentation is accelerating, as seen with recent events in Asia and the Middle East. We see it keeping inflation pressures elevated longer term. U.S. stocks climbed to record highs last week. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose as mar...

2024-01-19 10:30:41 ET More on Intel, Nvidia, etc. Intel: Under-Promising To Over-Deliver Samsung Focuses Galaxy S24 Upgrades On Software Nvidia: Diving Deep Into Its Technological Supremacy UBS says markets can rally in 2024, prefers tech and semiconductors ...

2024-01-17 06:30:00 ET Summary U.S. stocks could run with hopes for inflation to fall to target and sharp rate cuts into 2024. We stay selective as we expect resurgent inflation to come into view. U.S. stocks climbed and the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield fell last week. The December...

2024-01-12 11:27:00 ET Summary Horiba is likely undervalued due to it being under followed, and offers a rare combination of a quality business at an attractive price. The company has high market share in specialized devices in various industries, including automotive, process &am...

2024-01-11 14:36:39 ET Summary Downside "risk" for investors in the semiconductor industry is abnormally high, if the AI boom in semiconductor stocks proves short-lived, as a recession hits and competition mushrooms in 2024. Recessions in particular have proven difficult to overco...

2024-01-09 09:01:00 ET Summary Against long odds, 2023 marked a year of magnificent returns and the return of investor optimism. As fears of sticky inflation faded, a combination of global liquidity injections and AI optimism helped buoy markets and push a handful of mega-cap name...