Evidence is mounting that the technology sector may finally be back in favour with investors.  A research report issued by Paradigm Capital’s technology team last week argues that we could be in the early stages of a new bull market for tech stocks.  The report says market fundamentals are improving across the sector, sparked by such catalysts as ever-increasing appetite for bandwidth, resurgent popularity of certain consumer technology, the shift towards a software-as-a-service delivery model, and the wireless data trend.

The public companies in the Canadian healthcare sector endured the first quarter of 2010 with a modest infusion of capital. Excluding the largest financing, $86.3 million by profitable Extendicare, the sector raised $149.7 million. Based on historical financing trends, the sector needs more than $1 billion in annual financing to grow rather than just survive.