Artificial Intelligence Made These Stocks the Market Darlings of 2024

If anyone needed proof that artificial intelligence was more than a passing fad on Wall Street, they got it in 2024.  For a second consecutive year, AI was the phrase on everybody’s lips. The number of companies mentioning “AI” on earnings calls continued to rise after skyrocketing last year. And investors continued to drive up the shares of companies that are already benefiting from AI or are expected to soon: Of the five best-performing stocks in the Russell 1000, three could attribute their meteoric ris ...