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Artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to impact the global economy in a big way in the long run, with market research firm IDC estimating that every dollar spent on AI-related business solutions and services will generate $4.60 in the global economy in 2030. Buying and holding solid companies that can benefit from disruptive growth trends such as AI could help investors get richer in the long run. For instance, an investment of just $4,000 in shares of AI pioneer Nvidia a decade ago is now worth more than $1.1 million.
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Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) was one of the top artificial intelligence (AI) stocks of 2024. Palantir was such a dominant stock in 2024 that many investors are curious if it can have a similar run in 2025. After all, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) taught many investors that a multiyear rise is entirely possible.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is a group of 30 U.S. industry leaders. The DJIA itself gained 14% in 2024, far underperforming the larger and more diverse S&P 500, which gained 25%. In order of best to worst, the list includes Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), Merck (NYSE: MRK), Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), Nike (NYSE: NKE), and Boeing (NYSE: BA).
The last Millennials and the first of Gen Z are coming of age, and these younger cohorts, raised in the digital world, are looking at the banking industry – and they want better service, which they define as better digital service. The result is the rise of digital finance companies, taking banking services out of brick-and-mortar into the virtual world, offering faster transactions and quicker financial decisions. Andrew Jeffrey, a fintech research analyst at William Blair who ranks amongst the