IXJ News and Press, iShares Global Healthcare From 09/29/23

2023-09-29 23:45:00 ET Summary A combination of public and private investments in neuroscience, government grants, and charitable donations are helping accelerate a wave of advancements and opportunities in neuroscience. Recent clinical trial success for the second significant, di...

2023-09-22 03:30:00 ET Summary Healthcare stocks often serve as powerful painkillers during market declines. While the MSCI World Index fell by 18.1% in 2022, healthcare stocks fell by only 5.4%. Investing effectively in healthcare stocks requires a unique set of skills. ...

2023-09-16 08:26:36 ET Summary The sector as a whole is overvalued by about 15% relative to 11-year averages. Healthcare providers and pharmaceuticals/biotechnology look fairly valued, whereas healthcare equipment is the less attractive subsector. IXJ: a global alternative to ...

2023-08-16 02:28:00 ET Summary Risk-on sentiment and end of pandemic boom have weighed on healthcare. Health insurers and medical device firms have held up better. Growing opportunity in obesity treatments. Tarik Aeta, Global Healthcare Analyst with TD Asset Mana...

2023-08-11 01:45:00 ET Summary The U.S. healthcare system remains a global outlier in both innovation and cost. The U.S. spends twice as much per capita on healthcare versus its developed-country peers yet life expectancy is lower by 6.3 years. Healthcare companies continue to...

2023-07-26 11:43:28 ET With markets potentially heading towards a recession, BlackRock highlighted the healthcare sector of the economy as a potential area of opportunity. The financial firm said that over the last seven recessionary periods in the U.S., healthcare outshined the broader mar...

2023-07-25 04:17:00 ET Summary Over the last seven recessionary periods in the U.S., healthcare outperformed the broader market by an average of 10%. Slowing economies call for the resilience that healthcare companies can offer, yet the sector remains at a 10% discount to global e...

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 22:24:00 ET Summary Equity and fixed income markets experienced heightened volatility amid the Q2 debt-ceiling saga, while currency and derivatives markets were mostly unaffected. Regional banks struggled in Q2, with deposits and witnessed credit spreads widening by 100...

2023-07-23 05:45:00 ET Summary Novartis has signed a $1 billion deal to acquire DTx Pharma - DTx Pharma shareholders will receive $500 million upfront and up to $500 million in milestones. Sichuan Kelun-Biotech completed a $174 million IPO on the Hong Kong Exchange, valuing the co...