The Battle Road Tech Index™ rose 1.3 percent for the week ended February 12, 2010, closing at 1585. For the week, 17 of the 25 Index components rose in value. Year-to-date, the index is down 5.7 percent, having started at a value of 1680. The following companies were notable movers for the week: Shares of [...]

The Battle Road Tech Index™ fell 4.9 percent for the week ended October 30, 2009, closing at 1507. For the week, only four of the 25 Index components increased in value. Year-to-date, the index is up 51 percent, having started at a value of 1000. The following companies were notable movers for the week: Shares [...]

The Battle Road Tech Index™ fell 0.5 percent for the week ended July 31, 2009, closing at 1398. For the week, 13 of the 25 Index components were in negative territory. Year-to-date, the index is up 39.8 percent, having started at a value of 1000. Stocks for the most part consolidated gains achieved in the [...]

The Battle Road Tech Index™ climbed 0.2 percent for the week ended May 22, 2009, closing at 1212. Year-to-date, the index is up 21.2 percent, having started at a value of 1000. For the week, 14 of the 25 Index components were in positive territory. The following companies were notable movers for the week: SAP [...]

The Battle Road Tech Index™ continues its streak of gains for an eighth straight week, rising 2.3 percent for the week ended May 1, 2009, closing at 1247. Year-to-date, the index is up 24.7 percent, having started at a value of 1000. For the week, 18 of the 25 Index components were in positive territory.

Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) announced in a surprise move this morning that it would acquire Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA) for $7.4 billion. With the move, Oracle now competes with nearly all of the largest technology companies, including Microsoft in middleware and server operating systems, SAP and Salesforce.com in business applications, IBM, Cisco, HP, and Dell in [...]