XITK News and Press, SPDR FactSet Innovative Technology From 04/13/19

Corporate high yield, as symbolized by the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG), outperformed the S&P 500 this week, returning +0.61% vs. the SPY's +0.51%. I would think that would bode well for forward returns for the S&P 500, as the key benchmark is now just 35 point...

Here is the historical and prospective S&P 500 revenue growth per the latest IBES data: Q4 '19: +6.4% (est) Q3 '19: +5.0% (est) Q2 '19: +4.6% (est) Q1 '19: +5.0% (est) Q4 '18: +5.1% (actual) Q3 '18: +9.5% (actual) Q2 '18: +9.6% (actual...

This week's Tech.pinions podcast features Ben Bajarin and Bob O'Donnell analyzing this week's data center-focused Intel (INTC) launch event, with a discussion on both their new products as well as what it says about the current state of data center, and chatting about new gaming research and t...

Source: Bruno Scramgnon A few weeks ago after a subscriber request, I took a deep dive into the Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF ( BOTZ ). If you are not familiar with it, BOTZ is a thematic ETF that focuses on a subset of disruptive technologies, robotics and artifi...

One of the worries we might have over investing in Big Tech is that their foreign profits have, until recently, lived something of a charmed life. By dint of some nifty footwork, it was possible to make considerable profits outside the US and end up paying near nothing in taxation upon them - ...

The tech sector (NYSEARCA: XLK ) heads towards today's close  down 0.7%  with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index  down 1.8%  and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 trailing  0.7% . More news on: Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF, Vanguard Information Technology ETF, Direx...

Innovation has long supported tech companies' performance. This year is no exception, we believe. Yet, meaningful shifts in technology are creating uneven benefits (and drawbacks) within the sector and beyond. As a result, we advocate a selective approach to tech investing, especially after th...

This week's Tech.pinions podcast features Ben Bajarin and Bob O'Donnell analyzing the announcements from Nvidia's (NVDA) GPU Technology Conference event, discussing the potential impact of Google's (GOOG) (GOOGL) Stadia cloud-based game streaming service, talking about new VR headsets from HP ...

Tremendous article by Josh Brown today on Second Chances. Couldn't let it pass: " Second Chances are Important ." ----------------- In the 1990s, the two sectors moved together, and at one point in the early 2000s, both sectors together comprised close to 50% of the market cap of the S&...

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...