Artificial intelligence continued to be a driving force behind stock market returns in 2024. Here are some of the stocks that have benefited the most.

The last two years have been dominated by artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. The influx of spending on AI infrastructure and development, combined with investors' excitement aro

A rate-cutting campaign by the Federal Reserve, a resilient economy and strong corporate earnings provided another solid backdrop for the stock market in 2024. After a stellar 2023, it was a great year for growth stocks in the software space like Palantir Technologies and AppLovin after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite confirmed new uptrends in early November 2023 with one-day gains of more than 1.

The last time Taiwan Semi had a setup similar to its current one, the stock doubled in the year that followed. Taiwan Semiconductor is the world's largest third-party chip manufacturer. It contracts out its chipmaking capacities to clients like Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL),

Like Taiwan Semiconductor, Nvidia is riding a massive wave of investments as companies build new AI infrastructure. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang estimates that spending in this segment will reach $2 trillion over the next five years, giving his company an unprecedented opportunity to benefit.