In other words, history says the Nasdaq could advance 16% in 2025, but most Wall Street analysts see even more upside in Nvidia ( NVDA -0.02%) and Lam Research ( LRCX -0.62%), two companies that reset their soaring share prices by completing 10-for-1 stock splits in 2024.

As reported by Reuters, Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Monday to more than one-week highs, driven by a rally in semiconductor stocks and news suggesting that the incoming Trump administration could adopt a less aggressive tariff stance than previously anticipated.

Wall Street's main indexes rose to one-week highs driven by optimism in AI boosting semiconductor stocks. Reports suggested a less aggressive Trump tariff stance, favoring selective tariffs for critical sectors.

Two Morgan Stanley analysts have outlined bull-case target prices that imply substantial upside for Datadog and Arm shareholders in 2025. Datadog is a leader in observability software, a market that should grow quickly as businesses become more dependent on artificial intelligence.

Dan Niles, Niles Investment Management founder, recently said in a program on CNBC that a slowdown in spending could be a “big problem” for major AI players in 2025.

Rising technology stocks helped U.S. indexes recover more of their holiday-season slide that bridged the new year.

S&P 500 index notching a 23% gain. The broader market rose by over 53% over the last two years. A big reason for this incredible gain is artificial intelligence (AI). However, many AI stocks now trade at tall valuations because investors only see an expanding market for AI and expect AI companies to

As the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution continues going full steam ahead, much of the attention is still focused on Nvidia -- and for good reason: The company's hardware is the beating heart of the entire industry.