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The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major stock indexes reversed from a premarket deficit and surged higher Friday as a soft inflation report reassured investors while efforts to avert a partial government shutdown gathered steam.

As Nvidia stumbles and Tesla soars heading into the New Year, read between these lines to see how to invest in 2025.

According to DigiTimes, Musk was involved in a deal between xAI and Nvidia — reportedly personally contacting Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang and offering more than $1 billion for a cluster of GB200 GPUs. As it relates to xAI specifically, take a look at what Musk posted on X (formerly Twitter) back in September.

One company that should be at the top, or at least near the top, of any investor list of most-watched stocks has to be Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). The U.S. EV maker continues to be one of the most volatile mega-cap names in the market,

TSMC chairman C.C. Wei recently relayed Tesla CEO Elon Musk's view that Tesla should bet its future on multifunctional robots instead of electric vehicles. This echoes Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's recent comments highlighting humanoid robots as one of the few robot categories suitable for high-volume manufacturing.

Shares of AI chip architect Nvidia are down 6% since Election Day, a far cry from the 10% to 83% returns enjoyed by the other members of the “Magnificent Seven” big tech group.

Nvidia is entering the self-driving car industry in China, the world’s largest car market. That puts it on a collision course with Tesla.

Dow jumps 700 points today as inflation data cools concerns. Triple witching sparks volatility, with Tesla and tech stocks leading the recovery.

The Dow is in its longest losing streak since 1978 as Nvidia woes mount. Tesla runs higher as the Fed decision looms.

But allocating a reasonable amount, continuing to invest, and holding shares in a great business through the inevitable ups and downs can lead to a comfortable retirement. It can even make one a millionaire. Here's why Nvidia ( NVDA -2.35%) is showing investors why it's a great business, and one that could help you retire a millionaire.

U.S. equities were lower in early afternoon trading, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing streak continuing and the Nasdaq falling from its record high yesterday.