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FEW have benefited more from the bull market that started in 2009 than technology companies, and none are being counted on more by investors to deliver the earnings needed to keep it going.
As a group, the computer and biotechnology stocks that make up the Nasdaq 100 Index have seen their market value jump by US$3.3 trillion since March 2009, more than any other industry. Now they're on the hook to generate US$320 billion in profits this year, more than technology companies ever made at the height of the Internet craze.
Not pulling it off would add to a lengthening list of investor concerns that stretches from Federal Reserve interest rates to a run of subpar economic reports. Blanket statements...
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