Palantir and Nvidia were among the top five winners of the Nasdaq 100 Index for 2024, up roughly 340% and 171%, respectively. The two companies are leaders in their industry. Nvidia focuses on artificial intelligence hardware,

Stocks pared earlier gains on Thursday during the first trading day of 2025, following a stellar 2024 in which the S&P 500 rose 23% and posted its second-straight yearly gain of more than 20%.These stocks were making moves Thursday:Tesla fell 7% after fourth-quarter deliveries from the electric-vehicle maker missed Wall Street estimates and the company posted an annual sales decline.

Key Takeaways U.S. equities were higher at midday, bouncing back from yesterday's selloff on optimism about growing demand for nuclear power and Tesla's recovery from its dip.The need for more and more electricity for artificial intelligence data centers drove up shares of Vistra,

Tesla stock rises after shares of the electric-vehicle maker tumbled following weaker-than-expected deliveries, Rivian surges as deliveries top estimates, and U.S. Steel declines as President Biden blocks the sale of the company to Japan’s Nippon Steel.