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Can artificial intelligence benefit the industry?

Steam came out of US technology stocks earlier this year, as investors pricked at what may have been a bubble. FOURPOINTS' Benoît Flamant analyses the sector's prospects five months on.

Brewin Dolphin has negotiated a deal to reduce its payout to Figaro Technology after it backtracked on plans to roll out a new computer system earlier this year.

Goldman Sachs' global equity team sees IT companies as main beneficiaries of improved tech infrastructure.

In 2013, US stock prices ascended faster than underlying earnings. With corporate earnings growth ranging in the low to mid-single digits and most broad-based stock indices up over 30%, the bulk of the year's gains came from an expansion in the price...

Jeremy Gleeson, manager of the AXA Framlington Global Technology fund, gives an overview of prospects for the US technology sector.

Apple has acquired headphone manufacturer Beats Electronics - the company part-owned by hip hop mogul Dr. Dre - for $3bn, after carrying out its largest ever acquisition.

Better-than-expected first quarter results from Apple and Facebook have pushed both stocks higher in after-hours US trading to help calm concerns over technology stocks' performance.

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Goldman Sachs has sought to reassure clients spooked by the recent falls in tech stocks, saying the US is unlikely to suffer a 2000-style crash.