PSCT News and Press, PowerShares S&P SmallCap Information Tech Ptf From 12/11/23

2023-12-11 16:01:00 ET Summary What to expect from tech stocks in 2024. Why tech outperformed expectations in 2023. Tech investing trends to look for in the year ahead. The so-called magnificent seven and other tech stocks have been helping to drive stock market gain...

2023-10-27 01:45:00 ET Summary We believe that digital transformation is one of the most important and disruptive trends in the world today, and we are committed to researching and investing in the leading public and private companies that are enabling or benefiting from it. We ar...

2023-10-25 23:45:00 ET Summary European indices and US futures were trading higher as yields dipped further lower after the US 10-year could not hold above the key 5% level for long on Monday. Global PMI data has been consistently very poor throughout much of this year, correctly ...

2023-10-24 08:59:33 ET More on Small Caps IWM Small Caps: New 52-Week Low, Everything Is Not Fine IWM: Small Caps Are Back In The Danger Zone Small Caps Leading Lower For further details see: Small caps struggle with the Russell 2000 and S&P SmallCap ...

2023-10-23 11:52:25 ET Summary Small-cap tech stocks have been overshadowed by mega-cap tech giants despite their potential for innovation and future growth. Smaller-cap stocks have appeal for potential acquisition by larger corporations. Three small cap tech stocks focused on...

2023-10-21 08:22:32 ET Summary PSCT holds 63 small-cap tech stocks with a 7.08% weighted average net income margin. In contrast, XLK, a big-tech S&P 500 fund, has a 24.17% margin, a 17-point difference. Lower profitability is normal with small-cap stocks. However, what's not n...

2023-10-07 02:14:00 ET Summary In the US, even though inflation has started to decline, the Federal Reserve is struggling to quell rising prices. Stubborn inflation, high interest rates and recession fears have persisted through 2023. The technology-driven market has been extr...

2023-10-07 00:51:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 Index's forward price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of 18.8 times is 8% greater than the historical median valuation of 17.3 times, and in the 68th percentile relative to history. Both the regular return on equity (ROE) and the intangibl...

2023-09-27 02:45:00 ET Summary The widespread adoption of generative AI (GenAI), exemplified by tools such as ChatGPT, is ushering society into a new era with novel risks and opportunities. The next phase of GenAI’s growth is a shift from training to inference, which could ...

2023-09-21 04:00:00 ET Summary The investment landscape is currently experiencing the exuberance of the generative AI hype cycle. Trade disputes, economic sanctions, or geopolitical tensions often cause investors to flee stocks they see as negatively impacted. Value investors ...