The market closed the week up 0.9%, driven by a resurgence in tech and growth stocks, with small and microcap stocks outperforming large caps. Investor sentiment favored high beta, momentum, and growth factors, while energy and value sectors lagged. Despite Broadcom leading the tech group, mega-cap tech stocks have underperformed year-to-date compared to small caps and emerging markets. The limited market reaction to the Iran deal reflects skepticism about its terms, contributing to sector rotation and subdued relief rallies.
As Big Tech stocks show signs of fatigue, Wall Street technician Katie Stockton highlights financials, industrials, and biotech sectors as potential new leaders based on technical breakouts. She recommends ETFs XLF (financials), XLI (industrials), an...
Tech growth companies typically reinvest earnings to stay competitive, leaving little for dividends. Intel's example shows how underinvestment led to dividend cuts and suspension after losing market leadership. While most tech growth stocks offer low...
The JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPI) provides investors nearing retirement a way to generate monthly income without selling shares or relying solely on low-yield bonds. JEPI holds a diversified portfolio of large-cap U.S. stocks and uses a c...
D.A. Davidson's Gil Luria highlights a valuation conflict in the chip sector: Intel's stock price suggests the AI cycle will last until 2028-2030, while Micron and NVIDIA's valuations imply the AI cycle is nearing its peak. Intel's turnaround story c...
Amazon is exploring selling its custom-designed AI chips, Trainium and Inferentia, to third parties beyond its AWS cloud services. This move could disrupt Nvidia's stronghold on AI hardware, as Amazon's chip business now generates nearly $50 billion ...
