Investing in artificial intelligence (AI) stocks isn't just about setting yourself up for 2025, but also positioning yourself for the next decade. AI innovations won't stop in 2025, and with the stock market being a forward-looking machine, you're better off taking the long-term view rather than just narrowing in on what will happen in 2025.

Emerging-market stocks fell for a second day Thursday, pressured by dollar strength and US plans to extend curbs on artifical-intelligence chip exports.

Nicolas Gaudois, head of Asia-Pacific technology research at UBS, discusses the main growth drivers for the names under its coverage.

As the demand for cutting-edge technology continues to soar, the talent shortage in the industry could stall innovation in virtually every sector of the global economy.

In other words, history says the Nasdaq could advance 16% in 2025, but most Wall Street analysts see even more upside in Nvidia ( NVDA -0.02%) and Lam Research ( LRCX -0.62%), two companies that reset their soaring share prices by completing 10-for-1 stock splits in 2024.

The semiconductor industry stands at a pivotal moment as we enter 2025. For investors seeking to capitalize on this technological revolution, here's an analysis of the most promising semiconductor stocks for the year ahead.

Shares of artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor stocks Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM), and Arm Holdings (NASDAQ: ARM) rallied on Friday, up 4.5%, 3.5%, and 10.

Shares of chipmakers jumped on Monday as Microsoft's plan to invest $80 billion in AI-enabled data centers in fiscal 2025 spurred bets that semiconductor demand would remain strong.

Shares of Micron Technology Inc. ( MU, Financial) surged 11% on Monday as investor sentiment in the highly cyclical semiconductor sector blossomed. That jump is fueled by a burst of momentum across the market, including in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, a telling sign of a strong future for so many companies, including Micron.

DEEPX (CEO, Lokwon Kim), an on-device AI semiconductor company, announced that it will participate in CES 2025, the world's largest electronics expo in Las Vegas, USA, next January to showcase its AI semiconductor mass-production ready achievements with global leaders.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (NYSE:TSM) is all set for full-capacity production in the U.S. and Germany after commercializing its debut Japanese chip plant in Kikuyo, Kumamoto Prefecture, last December.