PSCT News and Press, PowerShares S&P SmallCap Information Tech Ptf From 07/08/23

2023-07-08 03:25:00 ET Summary Markets climbed in the second quarter, driven mainly by the tech rally and hopes of an imminent end to monetary tightening. However, notable risks to the rally lay ahead, including an increasingly hawkish Federal Reserve, which warrant caution from i...

2023-06-29 21:10:00 ET Summary There are some companies putting “AI” in their names, but it is not yet a huge number and they have real business reasons for doing so. Naturally, investors will look to track measures like the intensity with which firms are using AI or...

2023-06-26 07:00:00 ET Summary Persistent inflation is forcing central bankers to tighten more forcefully, risking a surge in yields and associated market and economic instability. Persistent inflation is forcing central bankers to tighten more forcefully, risking a surge in yield...

2023-06-24 05:36:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 has been climbing higher in recent weeks, thanks almost entirely to surging mega-cap stocks that are riding the ripple effects of AI hysteria. The S&P 500 has been on an impressive run, rising approximately 13% this year. However,...

2023-06-23 23:35:00 ET Summary The performance of tech and other growth-related stocks has indeed been impressive this year. he Russell 1000 Growth index, as of the June 22 close, was up around 26.4 percent since January 1, while its counterpart the Russell 1000 Value index was up...

2023-06-21 13:30:00 ET Summary What gives us confidence in a 2H23 tech recovery. 1Q23 earnings takeaways: hardware bottomed, software to follow. As we get into 2H23, comps get significantly easier. What gives us confidence in a 2H recovery A downturn follows a ty...

2023-05-30 12:00:00 ET Summary The traditional 60%/40% portfolio has definitely felt a drag from the bond side of the equation. Expected tech sector EPS growth remains pretty punk for 2023, even after Nvidia’s earnings last week. Technology as a sector does better when ...

2023-05-27 05:49:36 ET Summary Basically, this is the very news that the tech industry had hoped for after seeing steep  drops in valuations for some firms. 'US equities are being powered by the bet on AI because of high exposure to tech mega-caps,' says Bloomberg of Citibank...

2023-05-27 02:25:00 ET Summary The US stock market is having itself a pretty decent year so far in 2023, all things considered. This week we focus on another unusual characteristic of the stock market – the extreme narrowness of outperformance, dominated almost exclusively ...

2023-05-26 22:14:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 has been closing in on new 52-week highs as the index gains another 1.3% heading into the long weekend. Indicating what has broadly been mediocre breadth at best, the only two sectors with relative strength lines that are currently mo...