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