IXP News and Press, iShares Global Comm Services From 04/22/23

2023-04-22 01:30:00 ET Summary The digital transformation has been accelerating since the pandemic began in 2020, from fully remote to hybrid working to the digitization of products and services. So even though the economy may be slowing down or feeling the effects of rising inter...

2023-04-14 08:00:00 ET Summary Internet companies like Meta and Alphabet are actually considered part of the communication services sector after a GICS reclassification in September 2018. Most communication sector ETFs have actually been outperforming technology ETFs YTD. The ...

2023-04-11 13:06:00 ET Summary What's driving investor interest in tech and can it last? Why the upcoming earnings season could prove pivotal for tech stocks. Why tech's long-term outlook is a positive one, even if the short term isn't. U.S. tech stocks have rallied ...

2023-04-11 11:52:42 ET The Communications Services sector was one of the hardest hit areas in all of 2022. However, the space has roared back in 2023. The sector now tops the leaderboard among all other S&P segments year-to-date thanks to topside pushes from popular names like Meta...

2023-03-24 23:53:00 ET Summary Although the S&P 500 is up 2.84% on the year as of yesterday’s close, only three of the eleven sectors are higher. Consumer Discretionary posted the smallest gain of 10%; Technology and Communication Services have risen 17.2% and 18.1%, re...

Summary There was a lot of 5G network-related news from this year’s MWC trade show, many of which demonstrated a clear intermingling of traditional IT “computing” vendors with those who have specialized in pure network infrastructure-based equipment in the past. The...

Summary For global equity investors, what’s important is to identify broad trajectories of growth and inflation rates, and then to forecast turning points, or changes in those trajectories. Olga Bitel, Global Equity Strategist, and Hugo Scott‐Gall, portfolio manager and co...

Summary Recent intermarket movements provide support for risk-on themes like communication services. Most of these stocks have already come through drastic earnings revisions and headcount-related adjustments may reflect favorably. Forward valuations remain cheap. Invest...

Summary For 40 years, steadily declining inflation and interest rates buoyed equity returns. That changed abruptly last year. Investors must now adjust expectations to a new macroeconomic and market landscape that will require a fresh mindset to reach long-term goals. By...

Summary Inflation continues to moderate, not only here, but also in Europe. Despite the negative economic reports and the reaction to the Fed rate hike, the US Dollar barely budged for the week. Value yet again outperformed Growth in the last week, this time by a spread of almost 1%...