IRBO News and Press, iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence From 07/25/23

2023-07-25 11:15:00 ET Summary Market momentum dominated headlines in the United States in Q2, largely driven by mega-cap technology amid enthusiasm around AI. While US outperformance was narrowly led by a handful of stocks, performance outside the US was broader, particularly in ...

2023-07-25 01:30:00 ET Summary Why the stock market gains we're seeing may not be telling the whole story. Investors may have been too focused on market capitalization in the first half. Finding opportunities in the healthcare sector. The strong market performance ...

2023-07-24 09:36:58 ET Assessing the artificial intelligence sector in the wake of a rally seen earlier this year, Citi said Monday that investors should focus on free cash flow as they review potential AI investments. “We reiterate our positive medium-term outlook on the ar...

2023-07-22 01:15:00 ET Summary We noted in one of our recent commentaries that the very narrow leadership of a small number of mega cap tech stocks seemed to be broadening out to other corners of the market. It’s a good time to revisit this idea, partly because earnings rep...

2023-07-19 21:37:00 ET Summary Strong equity returns in recent months reflect a shift in market focus towards the AI theme, earnings, and growth potential over the inflation and rates narrative. Market pricing is currently most aligned with a soft-landing economic scenario. Altern...

2023-07-14 10:32:26 ET Barclays said Friday that Wall Street expectations for tech sector earnings and puts that segment of the S&P 500 ( SP500 ) into a spotlight "as it looks to grow into elevated valuations.” “EPS estimate dispersion is widening for tech stocks w...

2023-07-13 09:50:22 ET BlackRock outlined in their 2023 midyear outlook report to investors that markets currently provide an abundance of investment opportunities with one area being artificial intelligence. “AI-driven productivity gains could boost profit margins, especially of...

2023-07-11 13:00:08 ET Summary The iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Multisector ETF is recommended for investors seeking diversified AI exposure, with strong efficiency characteristics. The ETF has high exposure to the Information Technology sector and international di...

2023-07-11 02:20:00 ET Summary Artificial intelligence has quickly become a hot topic around dinner tables and in corporate boardrooms. But delivering business benefits from AI will take time. Investors should proceed with caution. There’s been an explosion of hype around t...

2023-07-11 00:45:00 ET Summary Global equity markets have had a very strong first half of the year, but it’s pretty unusual times because on the one hand, equities are contending with a pretty difficult macro backdrop. We’ve still got high inflation. We’ve got...