While gene-therapy approvals advance, the MSCI World Health Care Index is rallying. Therefore, investors are reassessing healthcare index performance and long-term growth prospects in the sector. 1. Gene-Therapy Approvals Drive Sector Optimism First, breakthrough FDA and EMA approvals for next-generation…
AI tech rally: Following Nvidia’s blowout Q4 2025 earnings—revenue of $39.3 billion, up 78% year-over-year—Nasdaq-100 Technology surged to a fresh all-time high, climbing 4% on May 12, 2025, as Nvidia shares jumped 5.6% to $129.93 MaliyyatBarron’s Business Insider. Consequently, the…
Amid divergent central bank policies, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index has underperformed its developed-market peers—down 5.0% YTD versus the MSCI World’s –0.8% through April—offering investors deeper insight into currency volatility in emerging markets and commodity headwinds reshaping emerging market investments…
Tracks the information-technology members of the S&P 500—spanning software platforms, semiconductor titans, cloud-service enablers and hardware innovators—so investors can target U.S. large-cap tech with one ticker ( IXT for the price version, XLK for the ETF). 1. Why This Index…
Benchmarks the technology constituents of the NASDAQ-100—capturing mega-cap platform leaders and high-growth chipmakers in one fast-moving gauge. 1. What It Tracks First and foremost, the NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index (ticker NDXT) includes every NASDAQ-100 company classified by ICB as Technology…
The practical application of scientific knowledge—hardware, software, networks and processes—that enables people and organizations to solve problems more efficiently and create new value in every corner of modern life. 1. Pillars of the Tech Landscape Pillar What It Covers Everyday…