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Software versus semiconductors. It's a major split running down the middle of the technology sector. The chart below compares the performance between the iShares North American Software ETF (IGV) and the Market Vectors Semiconductor ETC (SMH) since the start of 2016....
This year has seen plenty of gains in technology, but nothing compares with the monster rally in a once-forgotten chip stock. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has already doubled in the third quarter and has appreciated 190 percent since January. That places it ahead of...
The planet's most valuable company is back in focus as the world holds its breath for the newest iPhones. Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook will take the stage at the Steve Jobs Theater in in Cupertino, California, at 1 p.m. ET tomorrow. As usual, the tech giant hasn't said...
Netflix (NFLX) is undeniably one of the hot stocks in recent years. But did you see it's lagged smaller competitors for the last two quarters? Roku (ROKU) has more than doubled since the end of March and Pandora Media (P) has gained 80 percent. NFLX rose just 24...
It's a rough day for technology stocks, but one group in the sector is still pushing higher. Electronics-payments firms including Square (SQ) and Mastercard (MA) are mostly positive today. These have been one of strongest niches in the entire market for a while, with...
As the saying goes, the bigger they are, the harder they fall. That seems to be the case in technology stocks this week as large-cap members of the big indexes get hammered while other parts of the market hold their ground. Notice on the RadarScreen® below that the...
Volatility's on the rise again today, especially for tech stocks and emerging markets. A combination of political risk, currency anxiety and simple buyer exhaustion seem to be triggering the move. The political risk is happening on Capitol Hill as major e-commerce...
August brought upsets to TradeStation's rankings as clients shifted attention to big technology companies. Major exchange-traded funds lost interest. Apple (AAPL), which didn't even make the Top 10 in June or July, was the busiest stock at TradeStation last month. The...
Two tech giants are moving in two very different directions as we enter the home stretch for the third quarter. Apple (AAPL) has appreciated 22 percent since the end of June. That makes it the second-best performer in the SPDR Technology Fund (XLK), with only Advanced...
The U.S. bull market's winning run continued last week as the S&P 500 broke out to new highs. The index rose 0.9 percent between Friday, August 24, and Friday, August 31 -- its eighth gain in the last nine weeks. The benchmark also advanced 3 percent in August,...