US equity funds attract fifth straight weekly inflow amid robust earnings results

(Reuters) -U.S. equity funds attracted investment inflows for a fifth week in a row as investors focused on ​robust third-quarter earnings growth and brushed off concerns of lofty tech sector ‌valuations. They invested a net $4.36 billion into U.S. equity funds in the week through ‌November 19, a nearly fourfold increase from approximately $965 million the prior week, LSEG Lipper data showed. "The resilient economic and corporate earnings growth outlook, and the accelerating impact of AI and longevity re ...