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tech · sector mood
1982
year mood +0.30 · +0.00 to +0.90 across 12 mo
Monthly mood
bearish −1 +1 bullish
-1 -0.5 0 +0.5 +1 Jan +0.90 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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+0.90+0.10+0.10+0.10+0.10+0.00+0.10+0.40+0.40+0.40+0.40+0.58

The tech sector is trading cautiously optimistic this month, supported by the resolution of two major regulatory overhangs. The DOJ’s decision to drop the IBM antitrust case and settle with AT&T has cleared near-term legal uncertainty, allowing investor focus to shift back to fundamentals and growth prospects. While broader macro conditions remain a backdrop, the removal of these specific headwinds has lifted sentiment modestly.

How this mood is scored ▾
Each day the model reads that day's news for the sector and asks, as someone who owns assets or makes their living in it: how am I feeling this month, and why? The month's mood is that running answer, tied to the specific events driving it (the story shown above). It leans on trusted, higher-impact reporting, and on the prior month when a month is quiet, so one loud headline can't swing it. The read updates daily through the month; once a month ends, its mood is locked. This year is read live from the news the pipeline actually collected (hover a bar for its story count). · last computed Jul 06, 2026
Top tech stories of 1982
Jan
DOJ drops IBM antitrust case, settles with AT&T upi.com →

The U.S. Justice Department dropped its 13-year antitrust case against IBM, acknowledging the suit lacked merit, while settling its case with AT&T to break up its Bell operating companies. The decisions reflect a shift in antitrust enforcement and are expected to reshape competition in the telecom and computer industries. Market implications include increased investor confidence in IBM and potential long-term pricing shifts for AT&T customers due to divestiture-driven competition.