The Nasdaq Composite has performed well, increasing by 28.6% in 2024, which is better than the S&P 500's 23.3% rise. I wouldn't be shocked to see similar results in 2025, but I believe some companies in the Nasdaq Composite could do even better than the overall index next year.
Investors are considering Nvidia's major AI strategies while trying to understand Trump's tariff policy as they await new job statistics.
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has greatly impacted the stock market. Right now, Wall Street is very focused on AI agents, which are a bit different from the usual AI copilots. Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) is in a strong position to benefit from this investment, and its stock price looks appealing.
BlackRock is the biggest asset manager globally, overseeing $11.5 trillion in client funds. Of this amount, about $3.3 trillion is held in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) managed by its iShares division. One of these ETFs is the iShares U.S. Tech Independence Focused ETF (NYSEMKT: IETC), which has over a third of its investments in four leading companies in the AI sector.
Nvidia's CEO, Jensen Huang, made a spectacular entrance at a crowded arena on Monday night, promoting AI chips and software for various uses, including robots, cars, and video games.
Asian stock markets mostly increased on Tuesday, encouraged by the rise in technology shares on Wall Street, particularly Nvidia. Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged by 2.4% in the morning, reaching 40,248.68. Meanwhile, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell by 0.3% to 19,635.67, and the Shanghai Composite remained stable, dropping slightly by less than 0.1% to 3,205.55.
Asian stock markets mostly increased on Tuesday, encouraged by the rise in technology shares on Wall Street, particularly Nvidia. Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged by 2.4% in the morning, reaching 40,248.68. Meanwhile, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell by 0.3% to 19,635.67, and the Shanghai Composite remained stable, dropping slightly by less than 0.1% to 3,205.55.
Jensen Huang introduced the new gaming graphics cards from the chip designer at the CES technology trade show in Las Vegas on Monday.
NVIDIA's CEO Jensen Huang made a big impact at CES 2025 with three important announcements that increased the company's value by $124 billion, bringing it closer to Apple, the most valuable company in the world. He impressed the audience in Las Vegas by introducing a small AI super chip called the GB10, a platform for robotics and autonomous systems called Cosmos, and the powerful GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards.
Nvidia's stock has reached an all-time high after CEO Jensen Huang revealed the company's plans to grow in areas like robotics, gaming, and self-driving cars at CES. Meanwhile, Samsung Electronics co-CEO Jong-Hee Han informed CNBC that the South Korean company is planning to enhance its on-device artificial intelligence.