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Barron’s: “Big Tech Has Surged. Why It Isn’t Just AI Hype.”

By datatrekresearch in IN THE NEWS Barron’s: “Big Tech Has Surged. Why It Isn’t Just AI Hype.”

Excerpt from Barron's quoting DataTrek co-founder Jessica Rabe:

... "On Wednesday, DataTrek co-founder Jessica Rabe took a look at the so-called Magnificent Seven big tech firms— Apple, Amazon, Google parent Alphabet, Facebook parent Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla. These collectively account for nearly 28% of total market capitalization of the S&P 500, ranging from 7% for Apple alone, to 1.8% for Meta...

Little wonder then that their rise has carried the index higher, too. Yet for all the concern that artificial-intelligence enthusiasm has gotten ahead of itself, Rabe argues that there are fundamental reasons backing the tech boom: Just look at profits"...

Full article here on Barron's.

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