XITK News and Press, SPDR FactSet Innovative Technology From 03/11/19

The tech sector  gains 2.1%  as it recovers from last week's overall market weakness. Top stories of the day include analyst upgrades for Apple and Facebook , a double-notch downgrade for Oracle , and Nvidia's $6.9B purchase offer for Mellanox. More news on: Technology Sele...

By Yan Taw (YT) Boon, Director of Equity Research, Asia and Co-Portfolio Manager - Equity Research Thematic Portfolios Today's CIO Weekly Perspectives comes from guest contributor Yan Taw (YT) Boon. Last November I was talking to investors in Japan about how 5G connectivity was going t...

This week's Tech.pinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the big news from Barcelona with discussion around the transition to 5G, the launch of multiple 5G phones, the potential impact of foldables, and the debut of Microsoft's (MSFT) HoloLens 2. Disclai...

It's well known that US stocks, overall, are some of the most expensive in the world. One reason that's given is that the US market has a high weighting to technology stocks. The theory being that they justify premium valuation ratios due to higher growth prospects. In reality, the US informat...

The FTC's Bureau of Competition launches a task force to monitor competition in the tech industry and investigate anticompetitive conduct. More news on: Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF, Vanguard Information Technology ETF, Direxion Technology Bull 3x Shares ETF, Tech stocks news, News ...

Megatrends Podcast Series Globalization has made the world we live in very small and very connected. Market trends are global, companies are innovating faster than ever, and money managers are paying very close attention. In each episode, author and hedge-fund specialist Maneet Ahuja ...

To be fair, we’re only a little more than halfway through the fourth quarter’s earnings season. Much could still change on the proverbial ‘back nine.’ On the other hand, with most of the major names already reporting last quarter’s results, where we are is ...

This week's Tech.pinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O'Donnell analyzing some of this week's Apple (AAPL) news, debating the future of connectivity with embedded LTE or 5G vs. WiFi, discussing some news and ideas around digital privacy, and chatting about some recent development...

Pres. Trump is set to sign an executive order next week banning Chinese telecom equipment from U.S. wireless networks , in a move aimed at protecting the U.S. from cyber threats, Politico reports. More news on: Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF, Vanguard Information Technology ETF, First ...

The tech sector is  up 0.9%  despite investor concerns with Alphabet's operating margin and capex, Seagate's mixed Q2 with downside guidance , and Lumentum's EPS miss . The market is optimistic ahead of President Trump's State of the Union address, which is expected to promote ...