Big Data firm Palantir was the best performing large-company U.S. stock of 2024, returning 340.5% on the year.

Nvidia stock is likely to be a top performer again in 2025 as the company ramps up shipments of its new Blackwell graphics processing units ( GPU s) for data centers. They are potentially the most powerful chips in the world for developing AI models, and demand for them far exceeds supply.

Since 2020, the Magnificent 7 stocks have soared an average of 640%, dwarfing the SP 500s 100% gain and now accounting for 34% of the indexs weight, according to Jefferies. Performance within the group varies widely,

The S&P 500 index’s biggest sector, information technology, was rising sharply Friday afternoon, but the gains were not quite large enough to lift it into positive territory so far in 2025. The tech sector was up 1.

Producer price data signals softer inflation, lifting Dow. Nasdaq, S&P 500 under pressure as Nvidia and Meta fall. CPI report looms for further insights.

Nvidia (NVDA -1.10%) was added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (\^DJI 0.52%) in November 2024. So, technically, it was only in the index for a small portion of the year. But it

U.S. stocks ended lower as tech shares recorded losses, while Morgan Stanley and Bank of America beat earnings expectations.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have both felt pressure as shares of major tech companies came under pressure Monday. Investors continue to keep a close eye on rising Treasury yields, which heighten worries about valuations, particularly for some of the market's most highly valued names.

The S&P 500 ended 2024 with a milestone of annual gains not seen in nearly 30 years. The index ended 2024 up 23%, its second year in a row of over 20% gains. That feat marked the

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The major indexes reclaimed their 50-day moving averages while bitcoin also rallied into Donald Trump's presidential inauguration. Many stocks flashed buy signals.

Strength in data center GPUs, networking, services, and emerging products fortify Nvidia's competitive 'moat' This article is the first in a series where tech-company analyst Ryan Shrout evaluates tech-industry leaders' prospects for 2025.