These Are the 5 Top-Performing Stocks in the S&P 500 With 2024 Almost Over

The S&P 500 index is up 25% year to date, and it's no surprise to see several of the biggest gainers in 2024 were companies benefiting from the growth in artificial intelligence (AI). Here are the top five performers through the market close on Dec. 23, 2024.Data center suppliers dominated Palantir Technologies (PLTR -0.29%) shares have had an incredible run since bottoming out with the broader market sell-off in 2022. After the stock nearly tripled in 2023, accelerating revenue growth for the company's AI ...