XLV News and Press, SPDR Select Sector Fund - Health Care From 05/23/24

2024-05-23 04:15:00 ET Summary S&P 500 earnings growth of 5% was driven primarily by the mega-cap tech+ stocks. We remain positive on technology and internet stocks but expect the earnings growth chasm between these leaders and the rest to close as two divergent business cycle...

2024-05-20 12:55:00 ET Summary New technologies in the biotech sector, particularly in cancer and other disease areas, are driving innovation and investment opportunities. New technologies and innovations may drive the space forward. U.S. election cycle and regulation/policy r...

2024-05-17 20:35:00 ET The S&P 500 ( SP500 ) on Friday added 1.54% for the week to end at 5,303.27 points, posting gains in three out of five sessions. Its accompanying SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ( NYSEARCA: SPY ) climbed 1.65% for the week. ... Read ...

2024-05-16 09:00:00 ET Summary US managed care providers have been under pressure because of disappointing reimbursement rates from government-backed programs and rising utilization trends. Healthcare stocks have had a weak start in 2024. Like in any sector, some diversified m...

2024-05-16 03:10:00 ET Summary The Fed continues to hold interest rates steady as it focuses on the totality of economic data before it begins to cut rates. Meanwhile, the markets now expect the Fed to cut rates only once toward the latter part of this year. Corporate bond spreads...

2024-05-16 00:20:56 ET Summary The healthcare sector is one that exhibits "inelastic demand" and has the unique advantage of being essential to peoples' lives. Healthcare's valuation has been stunted by risks such as the "patent cliff" in the next few years, but its valuation is n...

2024-05-15 14:20:39 ET Summary This monthly article series shows aggregate industry metrics in the healthcare sector. All healthcare subsectors are overvalued based on my metrics. Pharmaceuticals/biotechnology has the lowest scores in both value and quality. Invesco S&P 50...

2024-05-15 10:21:25 ET Short percentage in S&P 500’s healthcare companies dipped at the end of April from March, as the life science tools and services sub-sector saw a huge drop in short interest from the previous month, while biotechnology emerged as the most shorted sector.......

2024-05-14 10:00:00 ET More on Health Care Select Sector SPDR: XLV: Pivotal Week Of Earnings For Healthcare Stocks XLV: Fundamentals Don't Support Overweighting Health Care XLV: Low-Cost Exposure To A Defensive Sector, While Achieving Strong Performance Healt...

2024-05-13 15:15:19 ET More on Health Care Select Sector SPDR: XLV: Pivotal Week Of Earnings For Healthcare Stocks XLV: Fundamentals Don't Support Overweighting Health Care XLV: Low-Cost Exposure To A Defensive Sector, While Achieving Strong Performance 8 out...