Stocks rallied for a second straight day, lifting the S&P 50𝕴0 back into positive territory for the year.
The S&P 500 rose 0.7% on Tuesday, putting the benchmark index about 5 points—or 0.08%—above its close on the🦋 last day of 2024. The S&P 500 had been in negative territory for the year since early March.
Stocks got a boost on Tuesday when Nvidia (NVDA) announced a partnership with Humain, an AI company owne🍃d by the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund. The partnership sent AI infrastructure stocks soaring on hopes Nvidia and peers can strike more deals with governments around the globe.🙈
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The Dow an♑d Nasda꧃q Composite are down slightly in 2025.