As the calendar turns over to 2025, the leading Wall Street firms are releasing their top stock picks for the new year. Typically, these are companies that analysts have an incredible conviction for.
The stock market’s Friday rally picked up some steam as afternoon trading rolled on. The Dow was up 350 points, or 0.8%, around 2:30 p.m. ET. The S&P 500 was up 1.3%. The Nasdaq Composite was up 1.7%.