Five Things to Watch in European Tech, Media and Telecom in 2019
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Here’s a look at some of next year’s biggest themes for investors in European technology, media and telecommunications stocks -- including a flashpoint for the U.S.-China trade war and rejuvenated consolidation hopes boosting an industry long shunned by the market.
All three sectors have fared better than the regional benchmark during this year’s stock rout, media stocks being one of the best-performing groups in the Stoxx 600 Index with just a 2.6 percent decline, technology falling 7.4 percent and telecoms mounting a late comeback to pare losses to 9.7 percent. The Stoxx 600 is down 11 percent on the year.