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Tesla Inc.’s market value rose well above $1 trillion at the end of the year, but it might be harder to keep that up in 2025. What will happen with CEO Elon Musk’s move into politics? This is one of the big questions for the coming year. And how quickly and easily will Tesla’s new projects, like a cheaper electric vehicle and redesigns for cars, hit the market? Then there are questions about how to keep going in China, where competition is very strong in this important market. Electric car company Tesla TSLA -3.25% might have a secret weapon, which…

Security papers show that Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., the company that owns Facebook, sold about $23 million worth of stock last week to profit from the stock’s recent record highs. Two different filings say that Zuckerberg sold 35,921 shares for $21.7 million and 2,311 shares for $1.4 million. A form filed for the company’s third quarter says that the sales were in line with a Rule 10b5-1 trade plan that Zuckerberg put in place on August 9. With that plan, the executive could sell up to 518,000 Class A Meta shares and 1.7 million Class…

It is anticipated that humanoid robots would be used in homes and factories to do both simple and possibly complex activities. It is now easier than ever to introduce human-like robots into factories and homes. However, completely autonomous humanoid robots are still years away, despite the claims made by an increasing number of firms. There are several valid reasons for this, the most important of which is that creating a decent robot—much less a humanoid one that can function independently—is extremely challenging. “Humanoid robots are so hard,” recently stated Brett Adcock, the founder of the robotics startup Figure AI. “Both…

The top AI models all agreed with Nvidia, but you should do your own research. A machine must be able to learn and apply knowledge at a level that is on par with or better than that of humans in order to be considered artificial general intelligence, or AGI. AI has already mastered several tasks, even though the technology isn’t quite there yet and the existence of AGI is up for question. For example, for nearly thirty years, computers have outperformed humans in chess. Additionally, this year’s International Mathematical Olympiad, the global championship math competition for pre-university pupils, saw both…

One veteran investor claims that silver has been quite popular in 2025 and that a “mania phase” is imminent. The S&P 500 SPX is demonstrating that it is still breaking records with a few days of trading remaining in the year, which could provide some motivation for 2026. However, another asset class is competing to overtake it. As 2025 draws to a close, all eyes are on silver, and the precious metals industry as a whole appears to be on an unstoppable run at the moment. Also on the rise are industrial metals. A UBS strategist warned clients this week…

Some investors would prefer that Mark Zuckerberg be more frugal. Although Mark Zuckerberg made significant investments in artificial intelligence in 2025, he may decide to tighten the belt at Meta Platforms as a New Year’s goal. Due to the mounting expenses of large data centers and elite AI researchers, Meta (META) had to find innovative ways to raise money. In October, it secured $27 billion for its Hyperion supercomputer in Wall Street’s largest-ever private credit deal. After Zuckerberg revealed plans to increase AI expenditure even more during the company’s third-quarter results call, investor sentiment hit a tipping point. Meta’s stock…

The next GPT model from OpenAI will be crucial in demonstrating how far ahead of its rivals Nvidia, under CEO Jensen Huang, is. Growing concerns over investment on artificial intelligence and new challenges to Nvidia’s hegemony have put pressure on the company’s shares in recent weeks. Wall Street is confident in what lies ahead as the AI buildout proceeds, but these questions will surely follow the chip maker into the new year. John Belton, a portfolio manager at Gabelli Funds, told BourseWatch that Nvidia (NVDA) would continue to battle the pessimistic narrative that has arisen from the pessimism surrounding AI…

In Texas, Google and Intersect are presently constructing a co-located facility where the power plant and data center are housed on the same campus. Alphabet has taken a bold step to increase its energy resources since the demand for artificial intelligence computing keeps growing faster than data centers and electricity providers can keep up. Alphabet (GOOGL) (GOOG) stated on Monday that it has acquired Intersect Power, a developer of renewable energy, for $4.75 billion in cash plus the assumption of its debt. “The acquisition will enable more data center and generation capacity to come online, faster, while accelerating energy development…

AI-native startups are posing a greater threat to software firms. Hardware and semiconductor stocks have increased as a result of the artificial intelligence trade, but other tech sectors have not benefited as much. On a price-to-earnings ratio, certain software and IT equities are actually trading close to their lowest multiples in recent memory. As investors look for more alluring prospects in AI infrastructure, money has been moving out of such ventures. The dynamic is the subject of intense discussion on Wall Street. While some see a chance to purchase high-quality stocks at discounted rates, others contend that many of the…

As locals exchange their money for dollars, presumably to purchase hot AI stocks, the artificially depreciating value of Asian currencies is a result of the growing popularity of the AI trade. In a recent analysis shared with BourseWatch, Rory Green of TSLombard came to that conclusion, at least. “AI is sucking in East Asian capital, which, in turn, is weakening local [currency] and, alongside wider global inflows to the U.S., is supporting the dollar, adding to outperformance of the trade,” Green stated in the research. If nothing else, this finding would help address an issue that has been plaguing so-called…