{"id":6563,"date":"2026-02-28T13:39:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T13:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetradingdictionary.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/28\/tech-weekly-stocks-see-minor-reprieve-before-ending-week-in-the-red\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T13:39:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T13:39:48","slug":"tech-weekly-stocks-see-minor-reprieve-before-ending-week-in-the-red","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetradingdictionary.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/28\/tech-weekly-stocks-see-minor-reprieve-before-ending-week-in-the-red\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Weekly: Stocks See Minor Reprieve Before Ending Week in the Red"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>We also break down next week&#8217;s catalysts to watch to help you prepare for the week ahead.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"rebellt-item        specialparticlegold                        col1\" data-id=\"17\" data-reload-ads=\"false\" data-is-image=\"False\" data-href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/top-tech-news\/in-this-article\" data-basename=\"in-this-article\" data-post-id=\"2665822724\" data-published-at=\"1761347033\" data-use-pagination=\"False\">\n<h3 data-role=\"headline\">                            In this article:                                <\/h3>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rebellt-item                                col1\" data-id=\"16\" data-reload-ads=\"false\" data-is-image=\"False\" data-href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/top-tech-news\/this-week-s-tech-sector-performance\" data-basename=\"this-week-s-tech-sector-performance\" data-post-id=\"2665822724\" data-published-at=\"1761347033\" data-use-pagination=\"False\">\n<h3 data-role=\"headline\">                            This week&#8217;s tech sector performance                                <\/h3>\n<p>Tariff concerns sent global stocks drifting on Monday (February 23), with US futures pointing lower at the start of the week even though the Nasdaq Composite (INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) ended a three week losing streak the previous week. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a Citrini Research report published on Sunday (February 22) projects that the dominance of artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to the collapse of the \u201chuman-centric consumer economy\u201d and cause widespread unemployment, adding to the growing anxiety around AI-induced displacement. <\/p>\n<p>Markets had a subdued reaction to Anthropic\u2019s announcement \u2060of 10 new AI tools on Tuesday (February 24), including plugins that could help with investment banking tasks, private equity engineering and design. <\/p>\n<p>Mohit Kumar, chief Europe economist at Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:JEF), noted that, although AI disruption will remain a market theme for the foreseeable future, the company\u2019s emphasis on \u201cpartnership rather than displacement\u201d may have spurred a software sector rally in Tuesday afternoon trading.<\/p>\n<p>Also aiding the software recovery was a handful of experts pushing back against the Citrini report, including a response published by Citadel Securities&#8217; Frank Flight, who said the thesis is far-fetched at best.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday (February 25), ahead of NVIDIA&#8217;s (NASDAQ:NVDA) much-anticipated earnings report, tech stocks boosted indexes in North America, Europe and Asia, with the S&amp;P\/TSX Composite Index (INDEXTSI:OSPTX) seeing advances in AI-related software and diversified tech amid positive quarterly reports from Canada\u2019s main financial institutions; meanwhile, semiconductor companies led gains on Wall Street.<\/p>\n<p>While positive sentiment lifted Canada\u2019s main index to a new record on Thursday (February 26), the US had a weaker session after investors were unimpressed with NVIDIA&#8217;S results. <\/p>\n<p>Although NVIDIA beat expectations, guidance shows deceleration. A 3.2 percent drop in the PHLX Semiconductor Sector (INDEXNASDAQ:SOX) index dragged the Nasdaq down to close 1.2 percent lower. <\/p>\n<p>Indexes in Canada and the US slipped on Friday (February 27) as renewed positive sentiment from earlier in the week ultimately gave way to concerns over AI-led disruptions. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rebellt-item                                col1\" data-id=\"2\" data-reload-ads=\"false\" data-is-image=\"False\" data-href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/top-tech-news\/3-tech-stocks-moving-markets-this-week\" data-basename=\"3-tech-stocks-moving-markets-this-week\" data-post-id=\"2665822724\" data-published-at=\"1729925965\" data-use-pagination=\"False\">\n<h3 data-role=\"headline\">                            3 tech stocks moving markets this week <br \/><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rm-embed rm-custom-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"1310d2755e5fd7d0f7fed9b909e5a47d\" data-shortcode-type=\"shortcode-js-qm-watchlist-widget\">\n<div class=\"cont\">\n<div class=\"qtool\" data-qmod-params='{\"lang\":\"en\",\"paging\":false,\"shortName\":false,\"symbols\":\"NVDA,CRM,DELL\",\"noCellData\":\"-\"}' data-qmod-tool=\"watchlist\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>1. NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)<\/h4>\n<p>NVIDIA, which makes up almost 8 percent of the S&amp;P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX), was up on Wednesday ahead of its Q4 earnings report, which showed US$68.1 billion in revenue, an increase of 73 percent. Net income was up 94 percent to US$42.9 billion, and the company generated US$96.6 billion in free cashflow for the year.<\/p>\n<p>The results exceeded analysts\u2019 estimates, but shares were flat in after-hours trading, despite CEO Jensen Huang&#8217;s claim of \u201cskyrocketing\u201d AI agent adoption and sales growth of 78 percent for the current quarter.<\/p>\n<h4>2. Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) <\/h4>\n<p>Salesforce rose modestly intraday ahead of its Q4 earnings release on Wednesday, which showed revenue growth of 12 percent year-on-year, beating analysts&#8217; estimates at US$11.2 billion. Full-year revenue was at US$41.5 billion, up 10 percent, with the company reporting remaining performance obligations of US$72.4 billion, a 14 percent increase.<\/p>\n<p>Annual recurring revenue from the company\u2019s AI agent platform, Agentforce, led quarterly gains, reaching US$800 million, up 169 percent. Despite CEO Marc Benioff\u2019s revenue projection of US$63 billion by the 2030 fiscal year, 2027 fiscal year guidance of US$45.8 billion to US$46.2 billion was below the consensus estimate of US$46.06 billion, which sent shares down around 5 percent in after-hours trading. The company also said it anticipates a slowdown in core business expansion, projecting organic growth of only 7 to 8 percent for the upcoming fiscal year. <\/p>\n<h4>2. Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) <\/h4>\n<p>Dell Technologies was trading higher ahead of its Q4 earnings. The firm delivered revenue of US$33.4 billion, beating estimates, and full-year revenue of a record US$113.5 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Sales of AI servers hit US$9.8 billion, up 100 percent year-on-year, with a US$64 billion AI pipeline and US$43 billion backlog. Earnings per share topped estimates of US$2.36, coming in at US$2.86. <\/p>\n<p>Momentum continued after hours following CEO Mike Dell\u2019s comments on \u201cskyrocketing\u201d hyperscaler demand for AI infrastructure despite some margin pressure, with Dell\u2019s share price soaring about 11 percent. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rebellt-item                                col1\" data-id=\"24\" data-reload-ads=\"false\" data-is-image=\"False\" data-href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/top-tech-news\/top-tech-news-of-the-week\" data-basename=\"top-tech-news-of-the-week\" data-post-id=\"2665822724\" data-published-at=\"1769807257\" data-use-pagination=\"False\">\n<h3 data-role=\"headline\">                            Top tech news of the week                                <\/h3>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rebellt-item                                col1\" data-id=\"14\" data-reload-ads=\"false\" data-is-image=\"False\" data-href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/top-tech-news\/tech-etf-performance\" data-basename=\"tech-etf-performance\" data-post-id=\"2665822724\" data-published-at=\"1758919952\" data-use-pagination=\"False\">\n<h3 data-role=\"headline\">                            Tech ETF performance                                <\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"cont\">\n<div class=\"qtool\" data-qmod-params='{\"lang\":\"en\",\"paging\":false,\"shortName\":false,\"symbols\":\"SOXX,SOXQ,SMH\",\"noCellData\":\"-\"}' data-qmod-tool=\"watchlist\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tech exchange-traded funds (ETFs) track baskets of major tech stocks, meaning their performance helps investors gauge the overall performance of the niches they cover.<\/p>\n<p>This week, the iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) advanced by 1.83 percent, while the Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXQ) advanced by 1.77 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SMH) also increased by 1.76 percent. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rebellt-item                                col1\" data-id=\"7\" data-reload-ads=\"false\" data-is-image=\"False\" data-href=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/top-tech-news\/tech-news-to-watch-next-week\" data-basename=\"tech-news-to-watch-next-week\" data-post-id=\"2665822724\" data-published-at=\"1738972088\" data-use-pagination=\"False\">\n<h3 data-role=\"headline\">                            Tech news to watch next week                                <\/h3>\n<p>Next week there will be light earnings, with results expected from MongoDB  (NASDAQ:MDB), Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) and Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO); however, macro data alongside speeches from US Federal Reserve presidents will dominate alongside tariff developments and AI CAPEX and inflation concerns. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span><\/span><\/strong><strong>Securities Disclosure: I, Meagen Seatter, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ca-widget\" data-ap-referrer=\"https:\/\/investingnews.com\/top-tech-news\/\" data-token=\"a2034696a05c\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div>This post appeared first on investingnews.com<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We also break down next week&#8217;s catalysts to watch to help you prepare for the week ahead. 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