CrowdStrike’s shares fell a further 13% on Monday 22nd July 2024 while the cybersecurity software firm attempted to help clients from various sectors to recover from an outage that disrupted millions of Microsoft Windows devices on Friday 19th July 2024. CrowdStrike 5-day share price chart Early Friday, the company releasedRead More →
On Wednesday 17th July 2024, the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 pulled-back as investors continued to shift from tech stocks to more interest rate-sensitive sectors. The S&P 500 dropped 1.39%, closing at 5588. The tech-geared Nasdaq tumbled 2.77%, finishing at 17996, marking its worst session since December 2022 and endingRead More →
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high Tuesday 16th July 2024, rallying 743 points for its biggest one-day increase in more than a year, as the bull run appeared to broaden. The small cap-focused Russell 2000 also rose for the fifth straight day, rising 3.5% fast closing in onRead More →
Let the rotation begin The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged on Friday 12th July 2024 as investors began to diversify beyond the technology sector. The Dow closed at 40,000.90, after hitting a new all-time high of 40,257. The S&P 500 added 0.55% to 5,615, and the Nasdaq Composite went upRead More →
On Wednesday, 10th July 2024, the S&P 500 reached a new record high, surpassing 5,600 for the first time, propelled by a significant surge in semiconductor stocks. The S&P 500 index rose by 1.02%, ending the day at 5,633 and marking its seventh consecutive day of gains. The Nasdaq CompositeRead More →
Japan’s Nikkei 225 surpassed the 42,000 threshold for the first time ever during a widespread increase in Asia-Pacific markets on Thursday 11th July 2024. This surge followed a rally in U.S. Big Tech stocks, fueled by optimism over a potential Federal Reserve rate cut moving ever closer. The Nikkei climbedRead More →
The S&P 500 reached new heights in a shortened trading session on Wednesday 3rd July 2024, with investors seemingly dismissing lacklustre economic data. The S&P 500 closed at a new high of 5537, while the Nasdaq Composite finished the session at 18188, buoyed by rallies in technology and AI stocksRead More →
The S&P 500 retreated on Thursday 20th June 2024, having momentarily surpassed the 5500 for the first time ever, as Nvidia, a favourite stock with Wall Street investors, relinquished its earlier gains. The S&P 500 index fell 0.25% to end at 5473. Earlier in the session, the S&P 500 gainedRead More →
ThousandEyes, Cisco’s internet monitoring division, has introduced a new suite of AI-driven features known as Digital Experience Assurance, or DXA, on Tuesday 4th June 2024. The firm asserts that this new AI technology will allow customers to not only monitor but also automatically address issues affecting network quality. Describing itselfRead More →
Nvidia’s shares surpassed $1,000 for the first time during extended trading on Wednesday 22nd May 2024, following the chip manufacturers report of fiscal first-quarter (Q1) earnings that exceeded analysts’ expectations. Investors have been using Nvidia’s performance as a barometer for the AI industry’s growth, which has captivated the market overRead More →
Norway’s massive sovereign wealth fund reported a first-quarter profit of 1.21 trillion kroner ($109.9 billion) – bolstered by strong returns from its technology stock investments it was announced on Thursday 18th April 2024. Established in the 1990s, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, invests the surplus revenueRead More →
The Generation AI: How the next wave of young innovators will shape the future Artificial intelligence (AI) is not only a technology that is transforming the world, but also a culture that is inspiring the next generation of young innovators. The Generation AI is a term that refers to theRead More →
Samsung Electronics anticipates its profits for the first quarter of 2024 to surge more than tenfold compared to the previous year. This projection is due to the recovery in chip prices following a post-pandemic decline and a surge in demand for artificial intelligence (AI) related products. As the world’s leadingRead More →
As tech giant Nvidia soars on hype around artificial intelligence (AI), and as global stock indexes claim record highs, debate has grown about whether the stock market has entered a ‘bubble.’ An AI bubble of boom We are reminded of the dotcom bubble where investment was rife in anything tech – so, areRead More →
The S&P 500 surged to a new all-time high on Thursday 22nd February 2024 Microchip maker Nvidia reported much stronger-than-expected quarterly results, lifting tech sector and markets higher. S&P 500 The S&P 500 gained just over 2% to close at 5087, notching its best day since January 2023. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 2.96% forRead More →
It was a good day of earnings for Big Tech companies. Three of the Magnificent 7 results dominated the headlines: Meta, Amazon and Apple. Nasdaq and S&P 500 gained in ‘after the bell’ trading. This after a punishing day for Alphabet and Microsoft, despite good results. Nasdaq 100 closed at: 17344Read More →
Elon Musk’s neurotech startup Neuralink implanted its device in a human for the first time on Sunday 28th January 2024, and the patient is ‘recovering well,‘ the entrepreneur said in a post on X, on Monday 29th January 2024. The company is developing a brain implant that aims to help patients with severeRead More →
The Magnificent Seven is a term coined to describe the seven most valuable and popularly owned tech companies in the U.S. stock market. It was also a 1960’s movie… The Seven Apple (AAPL) The world’s largest software company, known for its iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods, and other devices, asRead More →
The Nasdaq Composite index reached a new all-time intra-day of 16,764 points on Monday 18th December 2023. This was a remarkable achievement for the index, as it surpassed its previous record of 16,729 points. The Nasdaq Composite index has been on a strong uptrend since March 2020, when it bottomed out at 3,193 points amid the COVID-19Read More →
Too much power for too few Tech execs have expressed concern that the development of artificial intelligence (AI) is concentrated in the hands of too few companies, potentially giving them too much power. OpenAI’s ChatGPT marked the start of what many in the industry have called an AI arms race,Read More →
Many large tech companies are planning to create their own energy supply or source power from 100% renewable generators. This is mainly because they have high electricity consumption, especially for their data centres, and they want to reduce their carbon footprint and achieve net-zero emissions targets. BIG tech companies thatRead More →
The Magnificent Seven tech stocks These are the seven largest U.S. listed companies in the technology sector. Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Nvidia, Tesla and Meta Platforms. According to a report released Monday 2nd October 2023, these tech’ stocks have seen their valuation drop relative to the median stock in theRead More →
What are Luddites? Luddites were a group of workers who protested against the use of machinery that threatened their livelihoods in the early 19th century in Britain. They were not opposed to technology in general, but to the specific machines that were ‘taking away their livelihoods’. They attacked factories and smashedRead More →
Reports suggest as much as $3 trillion is waiting on the sidelines to be invested in tech’. AI FOMO The reasoning is that AI is driving a fear of missing out (FOMO). We could very well be experiencing the fourth industrial revolution right now, and it is AI-driven. Strategically, companiesRead More →
Top tech stocks The Magnificent Seven is a term to describe seven tech’ stocks that have been surging in 2023. Dominant These seven stocks are considered to be dominant in their respective fields and have strong growth prospects driven by innovation and artificial intelligence (AI). They have outperformed the broaderRead More →
Brief ARM history Arm is a British semiconductor and software design company that is known for its Arm processors, which are widely used in smartphones, tablets, laptops, and other devices. Arm was founded in 1990 as a joint venture between Acorn Computers, Apple Computer, and VLSI Technology. The company wasRead More →