Meet the 2026 stock market. It’s the same AI-reliant market of 2025

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The first trading day of 2026 kicked off Friday, with tech leading the way as it had last year.
The Magnificent Seven stocks are all higher, with Nvidia and Alphabet advancing more than 1%, each. Semiconductors are rising as a group, with Broadcom gaining more than 1.5%.
“The winners, in our view, are going to continue to win,” said Nancy Tengler, investment chief at Laffer Tengler Investments.

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