AI stock rally may be driven by fear of missing out, but strategists say hold tight

AI stock rally may be driven by fear of missing out, but strategists say hold tight

A television broadcasts crypto market news at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images AI-related equity valuations may be driven by fear of missing out, known as FOMO — but now’s not the time to get cold feet, according to strategists. Global equities are at … Read more

Nvidia shares to retreat 20% on competitive pressures, says only analyst with sell rating

Nvidia shares to retreat 20% on competitive pressures, says only analyst with sell rating

Among the major Wall Street shops, Seaport stands alone with its solitary sell rating on shares of Nvidia . In a Sunday note, Seaport analyst Jay Goldberg reiterated his sell rating on the chipmaker. Goldberg’s $140 price target is about 21% below Nvidia’s Friday closing price of $177 per share. The stock has surged 33% … Read more

Forget AI spending — the biggest risk to this stock market is speculative junk

Forget AI spending — the biggest risk to this stock market is speculative junk

Chicken and egg? Cart before the horse? Six of one, half dozen of the other? After a while, you realize there isn’t a simple phrase to capture the linkages between alternative investments that cloud the landscape of money-making opportunities. What kind of alternative investments am I alluding to? They could be any number of things: … Read more

December will begin with investors owning little stock. Is a year-end rally at play?

December will begin with investors owning little stock. Is a year-end rally at play?

Wall Street thinks you don’t own enough stock. Not “you,” specifically, but investors as a collective are viewed as too lightly exposed to equities given the S & P 500 is three years into a bull market and is back to within 1% of its all-time peak from a month ago. Deutsche Bank’s comprehensive investor … Read more

Bank of America says these five stocks like Nvidia have room to run

Bank of America says these five stocks like Nvidia have room to run

Bank of America named a slew of stocks that remain best positioned heading into year end. The Wall Street investment bank says companies like Nvidia are compelling, with more room to run. Other buy-rated names screened by CNBC Pro include: Palantir, Robinhood, Supernus Pharmaceuticals and Crane. Robinhood The stock trading company is “firing on all … Read more

Wall Street is hoping December brings enough seasonal strength to end 2025 on a high note

Wall Street is hoping December brings enough seasonal strength to end 2025 on a high note

Wall Street is hoping that December continues its historical track record of proving one of the year’s seasonally strongest months of the year, sparking a stock market turnaround just in time for a year-end rally. Stocks are on pace to close out an uneven month. Although November, like December, is also usually strong, a pullback … Read more

Stock market swings got you reeling? Answer these 6 questions before making a trade

Stock market swings got you reeling? Answer these 6 questions before making a trade

This sure has been one tough market these past few weeks. One day, stocks are rallying on renewed hopes of a December Fed rate cut. The very next day, they’re weighed down by worries of an impending AI bubble. It’s no surprise that the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) — widely known as the “fear index” … Read more

Baidu is emerging as a major AI chip player in China to fill the Nvidia gap

Baidu is emerging as a major AI chip player in China to fill the Nvidia gap

A general view of the Baidu logo is seen at the Shanghai New Expo Center during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2025 in Shanghai, China, on July 28, 2025. Ying Tang | Nurphoto | Getty Images Tech giant Baidu is emerging as one of China’s key artificial intelligence chip players, positioning itself as a challenger … Read more

‘Green light’ away from AI trade: Two ETF executives see a key market shift underway

‘Green light’ away from AI trade: Two ETF executives see a key market shift underway

A key rotation away from artificial intelligence stocks may be underway in the market. According to Astoria Portfolio Advisors’ John Davi, a broader range of stocks are getting a “green light” because liquidity is returning to the system. “The Fed cut rates four times last year. They cut rates twice already. They’re going to go again … Read more

Nvidia says its GPUs are a ‘generation ahead’ of Google’s AI chips

Nvidia says its GPUs are a ‘generation ahead’ of Google’s AI chips

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC on November 19, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Nvidia on Tuesday said its tech remains a generation ahead of the … Read more