IYW News and Press, iShares U.S. Technology From 05/16/23

2023-05-16 14:35:00 ET Summary Both the Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index data for April confirmed that the strong but lumpy disinflationary trend continues. The US is now at a point where the Fed funds rate exceeds inflation. Historically that has signaled the end of ...

2023-05-11 12:48:11 ET Apple ( NASDAQ: AAPL ) has marched higher in 2023, helped recently by the release of well-received quarterly results. The upswing has taken the stock to levels not seen since August of 2022. Even as shares of the iPhone maker have climbed, the overall...

2023-05-10 04:30:00 ET Summary In the past several years, AMD has been the best performing major technology stock. What is the basis for the AMD extraordinary share performance in the past several years? AMD is an exemplar for how important the fundamental financial characteri...

2023-05-09 14:37:00 ET Summary Growth has made a comeback this year. The recovery of tech stocks has been at the core of this growth rebound. Meanwhile, despite the elevated profits of oil and gas companies, energy funds haven’t had the runaway success they enjoyed last yea...

2023-05-04 15:47:00 ET Summary Why U.S. bank earnings suggest a modest recession? Potential impact of regional bank failures on the broader markets. When it comes to market uncertainty, is reality actually better than perception? The latest U.S. earnings seas...

2023-05-04 00:56:00 ET Summary Microsoft and Apple’s share of the S&P 500 Index just rose to a new record high while the Russell Microcap Index just fell to a new multi-year low. Some have explained the phenomenon by noting that investors now see Big Tech as the “...

2023-05-03 05:30:00 ET Summary Price pressures in the electronics sector are coming down, notably for consumer electronics. New orders continue to fall at a steeper rate than production. With input cost pressures easing amid improving supply chains and falling demand, selling ...

2023-05-03 01:36:00 ET Summary Why there may be other small lenders set to fail. The Fed is sticking to plan and focusing on fighting inflation, and nothing else. Are niche banks bearing the brunt of interest rate hikes? JPMorgan Chase ( JPM ) has agreed ...

2023-05-03 01:30:00 ET Summary Q1 2023 was a more favorable environment for Global ex-U.S., Emerging Markets, Europe, U.S. small cap, UK, Australia, Canada and Global Real Estate managers. The quality factor was the standout performer across most regions in Q1, with the growth fac...

2023-05-02 01:25:00 ET Summary Interest rates continue to drive markets, with central banks walking a fine line between taming inflation and avoiding recession. The Fed isn’t quite finished with the tightening cycle yet, even as the market remains optimistic that rates will...