

A number of software stocks have had a tough time lately. That could leave some high-profile names primed for a rebound, according to Morgan Stanley.

The iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF (NYSEARCA:BAI) just got a jarring reminder that AI momentum runs in both directions.

Big tech hyperscalers like Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Meta are positioned for significant free cash flow growth as CapEx investments begin to yield returns post-2028. Semiconductor and memory stocks have led the market, but expectations are now high, making risk-to-reward more attractive in hyperscalers and select software names.

The Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) is the way to invest in the sector as a whole. The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) invests in the narrow sector niche driving the AI build-out.

China has unveiled a new carbon-peaking action plan that targets new energy vehicles (NEVs) accounting for 30% of the country's total vehicle fleet by 2030, marking a significant step in the electrification of the world's largest automobile market. The State Council on Thursday released the "15th Five-Year Plan" Carbon Peaking Action Plan, outlining the country's roadmap to peak carbon emissions before 2030.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is probably the hottest financial sector right now, based on expectation and anticipation. The expectations are over its far-reaching productivity boosting capabilities to generate huge profits in practically every industrial sector that uses computers, and the anticipation is over AI's commercial realization timing. The AI fervor is one of the biggest... Apollo Sounds the Alarm: AI Profits Are a No-Show Outside Tech, and AI-Heavy ETFs Could Pay the Price

The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (NASDAQ:IGV) closed Friday at $88.20, down 16.5% year to date and 18.9% over the past year, despite the broader AI trade still drawing capital.

The numbers behind the artificial intelligence boom have stopped feeling abstract.