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The U.S. stock market has recorded its best two-year performance since 1998. What should be focused on in 2025?
U.S. stocks have surged for two consecutive years, with the S&P 500 Index recording its strongest two-year gain since 1997-1998, which has made professional investors increasingly optimistic. However, some industry insiders warn not to expect the same upward trend in U.S. stocks to repeat itself in 2025, as it may face challenges.
The Global "500 Rich" of 2024: total wealth has first reached 10 trillion dollars.
① The bustling stock market has driven the increase in the wealth of Global billionaires, particularly notable among Technology giants; ② Just among 8 Technology billionaires like Musk, their wealth increased by 600 billion USD this year; ③ Of course, some super-rich individuals experienced a significant decrease in their wealth in 2024.
Top 20 by transaction volume | NVIDIA's annual growth exceeds 170%, maintaining a Bullish outlook from Wedbush.
On Tuesday, the top trading volume in the US stock market was Tesla, which closed down 3.25%, with a trading volume of 31.723 billion USD. The second was NVIDIA, which closed down 2.33%, with a trading volume of 21.09 billion USD. The third was Apple, which closed down 0.71%, with a trading volume of 9.898 billion USD.
U.S. stocks close | U.S. stocks wrap up 2024! The S&P 500 has risen over 20% for two consecutive years, but it has experienced its longest year-end decline in fifty-eight years.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell for four consecutive days, with NVIDIA dropping over 2% and Tesla dropping over 3%. The China concept Index rose 1% in the morning, performing well throughout the day, with PDD Holdings increasing by nearly 3%. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury initially fell then rose, the dollar reached a two-year high, Bitcoin tested $0.096 million before retreating, and the offshore yuan briefly pressured down to 7.37 yuan, marking a two-year low.
Who will be the big winner in the US stock market in 2024? This constituent stock in the S&P 500 Index has soared over 340% in a year.
In 2024, 66% of the stocks in the S&P 500 constituents recorded an increase.
Not all stocks are winners; these S&P 500 Index components are the ones that fell the hardest in 2024.
As of December 30, 2024, the S&P 500 Index has risen for two consecutive years, with an increase of 23.3% in 2024 and 24.2% in 2023.
In the U.S. stock market, the strongest component stock of the S&P 500 Index this year is the AI company Palantir, with NVIDIA coming in third.
The S&P 500 Index has risen 23% this year, far exceeding the average increase of 11% from 2014 to 2023. The three best-performing U.S. stocks in the S&P 500 Index this year are all related to AI: the AI software company Palantir (PLTR.US), the Energy stock Vistra Corp. (VST.US), and NVIDIA (NVDA.US). Palantir's stock price was only $17 at the beginning of this year and is expected to close at $75 by the end of 2024, reflecting a 340% growth and marking its best year since going public in 2020.
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U.S. stock market early session | 2024 is the last trading day for U.S. stocks! All three major Indices rebounded collectively, with Tesla rising nearly 1%; China Concept Stocks surged, with Xiaopeng Autos up nearly 5%.
U.S. stocks opened slightly higher on Tuesday, with major indices expected to achieve significant gains this year, and the S&P Index may rise over 20% for the second consecutive year. In 2024, investor enthusiasm for interest rate cuts, economic growth, and AI drives the S&P 500 Index to rise over 20% for the second year in a row.
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Express News | All three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher, with the Dow Jones up 0.22%, the Nasdaq up 0.33%, and the S&P 500 Index up 0.25%. Bitcoin touched $96,000, and stocks in the Cryptos sector generally rose, with MicroStrategy and Bit Digital up over 4%, an
There is an optimistic atmosphere, and no one on Wall Street believes that the stock market will decline in 2025.
In the past few decades, Wall Street has never predicted that the US stock market would decline in the following year; even the most pessimistic annual forecasts suggested that the stock market would see slight growth. Over the past 50 years, the S&P 500 Index has recorded declines in 13 years.
The AI boom and the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts are driving the USA stock market to reach new highs in 2024.
On Tuesday (December 31), USA Equity Index futures rose slightly on the last Trade day of 2024, continuing the bull market that started over two years ago. This trend is supported by signs of economic resilience post-pandemic, expectations of lower borrowing costs, and growth driven by AI. The S&P 500 Index, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq are close to historical highs and are expected to close higher for the second consecutive year.
What does the absence of the expected New Year rising market for two consecutive years mean for the U.S. stock market?
Analysts warn that this year's "Christmas rally" started weakly and combined with other factors, which may indicate a larger decline in the stock market in January next year.
U.S. stock market preview | Tesla rebounds over 1% in pre-market! The Shanghai energy storage factory has begun trial production; Faraday Future surges nearly 30% in pre-market, after skyrocketing 78% yesterday.
For the first time in history! The USA ETF assets surpassed 10 trillion dollars; the market truth that subverts cognition: the yield curve is steep, which is indeed a Bullish for the seven giants of the USA stock market.
Looking back at the Global market in 2024: The US stock market is strong, government bonds are under pressure, and the strong US dollar is putting pressure on Emerging Markets MMF.
A brief review of the Global financial markets in 2024.
In 2025, a conflict between the Federal Reserve and Trump has become inevitable, and the trigger is TA.
The newly elected USA president Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell have previously had conflicts, and the market generally believes that they may clash again in 2025.