What a difference a decade can make. In 2010, batteries powered our phones and computers. By the end of the decade, they are starting to power our cars and houses too. Over the last ten years, a surge in lithium-ion battery production drove down prices to the point that — for the first time in
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Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, December 9, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The S&P 500 has risen nearly 30% this year on the back of stocks like Apple and AMD. The following stocks are Wall Street analysts’ picks to lead the benchmark in 2020. CNBC identified these stocks by
Logo and mascot ‘Ali cattle’ at the headquarters of Alibaba Group in Hangzhou. Zhang Peng | LightRocket | Getty Images Technology and bank stocks in Asia dominated the top picks for analysts in 2019, as shares in the region made strong gains this year. Mainland Chinese stocks also rallied this year, with the Shanghai composite
Brendan McDermid | Reuters It has been a year for celebration on Wall Street, with the S&P 500 rising nearly 30%, but investors relying on seasonal trends probably found themselves frustrated as the market defied traditional patterns. January, February and June historically rank in the bottom half of any year for stock performance, according to
Workers install a Nike logo lamp outside the Wukesong Arena in Beijing, August 28, 2019. Tingshu Wang | Reuters It was a big year for stocks, but 2020 is poised to be even better for some companies, according to Wall Street analysts. Many well-known stocks — and some not so well known — have been