Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) was one of the best-performing stocks in 2024 with an incredible gain of 171%. The upside was driven by soaring demand for its data center graphics processing units (GPUs), which are the gold standard for developing artificial intelligence (AI).

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Despite the hype, the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is just getting started. In the coming years, expect to see rapid improvements across the entire sector, with new AI-powered products and services consistently released to both consumer and corporate end users.

But Nvidia was already preparing to adapt and stay at the forefront of the AI race despite the shift away from creating models and toward operating them, a process known in the in

AMD stock plunges as Nvidia dominates AI chip race. Technicals signal more downside, but fundamentals remain strong. Analysts have bullish outlook.

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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) stock has declined 13.3% so far this year and plunged more than 40% over the past year, as investors and analysts

History seems to be repeating itself for Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD). In the early 2000s, it was said that Intel let AMD survive only so that Intel wouldn't be considered a monopoly in the PC processor market.