Technology

Here is a list of some of the more notable investor conference events taking place this week. BIO CEO & Investor Conference 2017 The Biotechnology Innovation Organization will host in New York, New York, the annual technology executives along with leading Wall Street analysts. The event is...

The Nasdaq index hit a new all-time high Tuesday of 5,689.60. The index's surge is supported by the biggest names in tech - with one notable exception. Shares of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) were trading lower by around 0.4 percent at $63.36 by Tuesday afternoon. The stock is also a Dow...

Technology executives have made their nearly unanimous voices heard during the presidential campaign trail and wrote an open letter against President-elect Donald Trump. Several months later, much has changed: Silicon Valley executives are now optimistic of what is to be expected from Trump's...

Goldman Sachs’ Heather Bellini believes Google Cloud Platform (GCP) “has the technical capabilities and innovative services required to potentially increase market share from 3 percent in CY16 to 13 percent in CY20, becoming the #3 vendor over the next 5-10 years.” Bellini...

The year 2016 is running its final lap. The end-of the-year stocktaking and prognosis making for what lies in store in the New Year are all part of exercises individuals, corporations, governments and others resort to in order to improve upon their past performances. Investors are no exception. The...

Technology has made our lives better, easier and more productive, however, 15 to 20 years ago, the concept of technology was very different. Consider the modern smartphone. It is not only able to keep us in constant contact with the outside world, but it can also direct us when lost, entertain us...

Andrew Slimmon is Morgan Stanley's lead senior portfolio manager on all long-equity strategies. On Friday, he was a guest on CNBC and argued there is "too much caution" in the market. According to Slimmon, many investors are taking a cautious approach to the market, and this is evident based on the...

Andy Rubin is the founder and CEO of a tech startup incubator called Playground Global and is also a partner at Redpoint Ventures. Prior to that, he co-founded Android and served as Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s Google's vice president of mobile and digital content. He certainly...

Popular market trades have significantly lagged the performance of less popular trades. According to Bernstein analyst Ann Larson, crowded trades have underperformed the least crowded trades by about 9.1 percent globally in the past three months. Today, consumer staples, healthcare, technology and...

Ari Wald, analyst at Oppenheimer, has provided insight into the technology sector, warning, “Never short a dull market.” Wald views the tech sector as overweight within the broader context of the S&P 500, ahead of the other eight sectors. Within tech, Wald has further broken...

Technology stocks were underperforming the broader indices during Wednesday's trading session, as evident by the larger declines in the Nasdaq index. With less than 2 hours remaining in Wednesday's session, the PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 (ETF) (NASDAQ: QQQ) was lower by 2.5 percent...

Leon Cooperman's Omega Advisors hedge fund published a letter detailing the fund structure and objectives. The fund's top holding is Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) and represents 4 percent of total assets. Cooperman noted that he expects U.S. equities to deliver a 6 to 8 percent total...

Buying Bank of America’s Best of Breed (BoB) stocks could be the best way to profit in an uncertain market. BoB stocks have consistently outperformed global equity markets. The Q4 BoB stock screen favors technology and emerging market exposure. With the recent uptick in volatility and...