THE TECHNOLOGY SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND ETF News

Microsoft (MSFT) has been caught in a spree of heavy technology sector sell-off in recent weeks, erasing most of its gains made this year. There might be gains in store if MSFT comes up with an earnin

Apple (AAPL) has been an underperformer this year. While Bank of America is bullish on Apple's future prospects, Morgan Stanley and UBS are not hopeful on the stock.

The S&P 500 provides investors with excellent stability and long-term returns. By narrowing in on tech, however, investors can achieve better returns.

XLK is an ETF that tracks the performance of the S&P Technology Select Sector Index, tracking tech stocks within the S&P 500. Valuations, and valuations relative to the S&P 500, are not a good reason

The tech sector includes many of the software companies that are harnessing AI, as well as chip designers and manufacturers. The Invesco QQQ fund targets growth, no matter the industry.

The technology sector gained momentum in the Apr 11 trading session, buoyed by a jump in big tech stocks. The upside came on softer-than-expected producer prices data, which supported the belief that

The AI investing landscape can be vast and confusing, but there's a structured way to break down the sector's contribution levels.

Tech stocks have dominated the market in recent years, with Apple and Microsoft outperforming the index and S&P 500. Many online investment ideas promote tech stocks as the best sector bet, but there

Warren Buffett expressed his fascination with artificial intelligence (AI) in an interview with CNBC in April 2023. Buffett has invested $159 billion in eight tech stocks, per a Motley Fool article, a

Total S&P 500 earnings are expected to be up 2.5% from the same period last year on 3.5% higher revenues with technology sector being the key driver.

Tech-focused Technology Select Sector SPDR® Fund ETF has underperformed the S&P 500 by just under 200 basis points since the end of 2023. The top 10 holdings of the XLK ETF are dominated by Microsoft

These ETFs including IVV, VTI, GLD, SDY and XLK are good long-term holdings and offer great protection against macroeconomic volatility.

Always start out with a no-nonsense foundational position in an index fund. Slow and steady dividend payments can often bear more fruit than picking the next red-hot growth stock.

Amrita Roy is neutral on the S&P 500, citing no material downward revision to earnings and the expectation of higher interest rates due to reaccelerating inflation. She is bullish on India and emergin

Launched on 12/16/1998, the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity mar